Four Months

June 26th, 2012 was the scariest night of my life.

 

Four months ago, I left work in the middle of the day under a pitch-black sky filled with smoke.

Four months ago, I used my windshield wipers to clear falling ash from my view.

Four months ago, I saw a wall of fire cascade down the hillside toward my home.

Four months ago I stood in front of the television all night

& cried as I watched my childhood neighborhood burn to the ground. 

Four months ago, I spent 14 days as an evacuee, moving from house to house 

with my family, close friends & animals. 

Four months ago, I recognized just how few material things mattered to me

& just how many things could never be taken away by fire.

[Don't get me wrong, I did cry in the middle of COSTCO about my

yellow KitchenAid mixer and Ariat boots-both of which did not burn]

Four months ago, my life changed. 

It's amazing what can happen in four months. 

I have so much to be thankful for.