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Blogs > openwm > Just a Thought

Blessings  

openwm 58M
1313 posts
9/20/2011 7:42 am
Blessings

This past Sunday, I took a Police escorted motorcycle ride through Montgomery County where much of the fire damage recently occurred in the Houston area. There were places you could still see the foaming agents and red powder that was dropped from the airplanes to help put out the fires. Bridges covered intentionally with the stuff to prevent the bridges themselves from burning while everything around it was destroyed.

Our courageous firefighters deserve a serious round of praise for their efforts. You can see where bulldozers were used to make paths in the forest to help create fire breaks. One side would be destroyed by fire and a home or building right next to the scorched ground would be in perfect condition. The devastation was unbelievable but the amount of life that was saved and the properties that were saved are miracles.

I know this doesn't help those who lost everything feel any better. It can make one wonder how homes all around could be saved but not that one house. News reports showed a neighborhood that was destroyed except for a single home. That home belonged to a family members friend of ours.

I wish there were more I could do to aide and assist those in need. Please pray for their full recovery. Many of those affected do not have the money or even insurance to rebuild.

As for the land itself that was destroyed, it brings tears to your eyes to see the destruction but I know it will all grow back bigger and better than it was before.

Thank you Lord for the rain we've received. Let it keep coming in small amounts to prevent more devastation but help to replenish what we have lost. If you get a chance to ride through any of the areas throughout Texas, do so. You can't help but be touched. If you can afford it, reach out and help in any way you can. There are plenty who need it.

openwm 58M
6971 posts
9/24/2011 8:53 pm
    Quoting  :
Our area wasn't as bad as the Bastrop area was. I'd hate to see the damage they sustained.


openwm 58M
6971 posts
9/21/2011 3:25 am
    Quoting  :
Thank you.


openwm 58M
6971 posts
9/20/2011 5:29 pm
    Quoting marysia4u:
    I know full well about bush fires. I dread them every Summer.
    It is always a blessing when not too many lives are lost, even if one life is lost, it is still one too many.

We have been in a drought for the past three years. Hurricane Ike was the last time we had any substantial ground soaking rain. The only showers we've had since are short period rain falls. We are behind in some areas, 33 inches below what we should be at.


marysia4u 68F
15417 posts
9/20/2011 1:21 pm

 I know full well about bush fires. I dread them every Summer.
It is always a blessing when not too many lives are lost, even if one life is lost, it is still one too many.


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