WHILE OUR FRONT PAGE VIVIDLY SHOWS THE HORROR OF THE SUFFERING TAKINGPLACE IN THE STATE OF VICTORIA AUSTRALIA WHERE THE OTHER HALF OF OUR FAMILY LIVES
A COOL REFRESHING MORNING IN DELTA"Tales of tragedy, fear and narrow escapes transfix the nation, as images of towering flames
dominate television and newspapers'" At least one fire set by serial arsonist makes it even more tragic.
We are very worried about Ken and Melina and the boys and the family. We are praying that the wind will not change and send the fire in their direction. Even 30 -50 km away is to close.
People have been forced to save themselves by jumping into pools etc.
Kenny and Melina we are so proud of you and what you are doing to help.
We love you and are praying for your protection.
It makes all our little problems seem so small.
Our minds are funny things as I was thinking back to some of the difficult things my parents faced. Especially the stroke that left mom helpless, not able to talk or eat, or move. except one arm. She used that arm to signal for help and to wave good-bye. It is time like this that only faith can comfort and give us courage. I think of mom as I sit by some one at the Nursing home and hold there hand. I look at the beautiful pictures of when they were young and now I look at the beauty of gray hair and wrinkled faces. It is easy just to give in to despair but so few of them do. They are my hero's.
"The blessing we seek in life is not to live without pain. It is to live so that our pain has meaning."
"No quality is more essential for a well-lived life than courage."
"Freedom is a gift given to us by our willingness to be brave."
These quotes are all from Rabbi David Wolpe Making Loss Matter.
dominate television and newspapers'" At least one fire set by serial arsonist makes it even more tragic.
We are very worried about Ken and Melina and the boys and the family. We are praying that the wind will not change and send the fire in their direction. Even 30 -50 km away is to close.
People have been forced to save themselves by jumping into pools etc.
Kenny and Melina we are so proud of you and what you are doing to help.
We love you and are praying for your protection.
It makes all our little problems seem so small.
Our minds are funny things as I was thinking back to some of the difficult things my parents faced. Especially the stroke that left mom helpless, not able to talk or eat, or move. except one arm. She used that arm to signal for help and to wave good-bye. It is time like this that only faith can comfort and give us courage. I think of mom as I sit by some one at the Nursing home and hold there hand. I look at the beautiful pictures of when they were young and now I look at the beauty of gray hair and wrinkled faces. It is easy just to give in to despair but so few of them do. They are my hero's.
"The blessing we seek in life is not to live without pain. It is to live so that our pain has meaning."
"No quality is more essential for a well-lived life than courage."
"Freedom is a gift given to us by our willingness to be brave."
These quotes are all from Rabbi David Wolpe Making Loss Matter.
2 comments:
I keep thinking of Kenny too, it is hard not to with it in the news so much. I know when we had forest fires in Alberta, even hundreds of miles away it would be smokey and the sky would be hazy untill the wind shifted.
Sandra
PS If you are talking to Theresa, Tasha is going to come out on the 20th too for Grampas birthday, it is a lunch, right?
the wind has been from the south pushing the fires away from us . The temp to rise this weekend , but most of the fires are out .
Ken
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