I can honestly say that I didn’t feel fear during the wildfires in our area several weeks ago. But when we returned to our little house still intact after our evacuation, I started noticing some symptoms of post-stress. It felt like the dense, dark smoke that kept us indoors for two weeks had crept…
The Battle
I’ve been putting off completing a big (Big) project for seven months. I got started at the beginning of the pandemic stay at home order. But because it didn’t have a deadline, other things pushed it out. I worked on it in fits and starts. Several weeks ago, I gathered my small courage and dove…
United
Recently our area experienced wildfires unlike any in the lives of even our oldest citizens. High winds and high temperatures came at the end of our dry season – a recipe for disaster in our area of dense forests. Trees were blown down bringing power lines with them. The sparks were carried by high winds…
Smoke and Fire
As I write, Monday, we are one week and a day after we saw the first plumes of smoke out our window. What a week it has been. Sunday we went to our church which meets in rooms of 50. Afterward, we went to our dear friends’ house with another couple for an outdoor BBQ…
Forgive Me
There isn’t a blog here this week. I know you’ll understand. I was writing this weekly blog when circumstances completely disrupted our normally tranquil life. While writing a rough draft, I noticed plumes of smoke rising from the forest a few miles from our house. (We live in a forested area.). The next day we…
Happy Giving
It was my birthday recently. I enjoyed several special days with family and friends. People who love me took time to come over and just be with Husband and me on our patio. We ate and talked. Our adult kids and grandchildren, and special friends made time to be together. One daughter and her daughter…