Our beautiful Colorado is on fire. The forests we rambled through as children are gone now. Hundreds of homes have been consumed, and the blaze continues to inch towards larger cities.
There are times in life when it finally dawns on you how a turn of phrase arose. "Heart-wrenching." It's a funny set of words. But with my leaky-faucet eyes and the deep pain in my chest, nothing seems more apt.
Please pray for our home state.
The Flying W Ranch is a place where some of my favorite memories took place, and yesterday it burned. On our cross-country road trips this cassette played on repeat, and I'm still not tired of it. Pretty good stuff if you ask me. You can hear a few more of their songs here.
My parent's home (and the home I grew up in) is on the edge of an evacuation zone in Utah because of two fires, and my childhood haunts too are just ash now. residents there say they feel like they are living in a ring of fire. It's the worst feeling in the world to see the smoke rise above you and feel totally helpless. I'll pray for Colorado, too. So sorry to the TD family for losing memories. <3
ReplyDeleteIf only Colorado knew how much I loved it...
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Flying W is gone. I am too sad right now. I hate the pine Beatle. They're really behind all of this.
ReplyDeleteArgh. My heart.
ReplyDeleteI already cried about the Flying W, and this made me cry again...
ReplyDeleteI'm so so sad about this.
ReplyDeleteI am actively upset.
I was just reading about the fires on Reddit, it's insane! I can't imagine how scary it must be to be there! Those photos... holy crap. Fire is freaking scary.
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SAD!
ReplyDeleteLove the music. Nothing brings me back more than a song.
ReplyDeleteWe shall rebuild!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Mt Shadows subdivision in Co Springs has been home to my two daughters for 25 years and it is gut wrenching to see the photo of Lori's house burned to the ground. My daughter Wendy's house is ok and the condo that I bought 3 weeks ago is still there. It is good news that most of the Mt Shadows Ward members homes and the church were not damaged. The fire came down the ridge so fast that my family got out with flames behind them. Family is all that matters. We are safe and this disaster will only draw us closer together.
ReplyDeleteMarylyn Halligan
Marylyn! How devastating, but what beautiful perspective you give us all. I'll keep your family in my prayers!
DeleteMarilyn, thank you for sharing your experience. We can all wax philosophically about fires and how good they are in small doses for the mountains and how they are a part of life in the west, but when it's comes to the doors of our family and friends it is altogether another matter. What beautiful courage in your words.
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