What started out as another day of a large fire in the mountains not too far away, turned into a nightmare of flames crossing the ridge and coming into the city of Colorado Springs late this afternoon, and essentially, bringing it a lot closer to where we live. We were on our way to viola lessons when LittleBuddy took these pictures with my phone. Its actually much worse than it looks, and that's a lot of black smoke. The flames, somewhat visible in the lower picture, were glowing bright orange as the traffic inched along, everyone just shocked at the horror and what its consequences would bring. So far, 32,000 evacuated, 20,000 residences and 160 businesses threatened. Those are staggering numbers. The ranch where we had our family picture taken last year that got sent in our Christmas cards - all gone. It had been in business for almost 60 years. Its just heart-breaking to think of all the families who have lost their homes. Fortunately, they are evacuating people early enough that I believe no lives have been lost. We keep praying for a change for the better, but so far, nothing has improved.
From what I read in the scriptures, people suffering is built into His plan for us all, but witnessing it in mass amounts is just overwhelming. We're so grateful for the many firefighters who are risking their lives to do their best to stop it. We pray for all the people involved personally, and will look for more opportunities to do something to help. Its just been one of those years - lots of trials. Some years are like that. But, for good or for bad, we know He loves and watches over us all and we love Him too. Now to keep praying.
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