Raging Weather....

As I sit here with sunny and 80 degree weather outside... I just want to open my window and "breathe" a sigh of relief from the crazy high temps we've been having, but it's so windy and I can't 'cause of the "pollutants" in the air... I am talking about the fires in Texas, nearby, that are raging out of control... We haven't had any rain in months and everything is so dry.  Right now, there is a 16 mile fire burning in Bastrop, not far from here. Yesterday, there was another fire here in our hometown of Pflugerville which destroyed 2 homes while over 200 homes were evacuated for hours. That one, thankfully, is contained, but....

My friend Sandy's family were some of the unlucky people in Bastrop yesterday which had to evacuate their homes, only to find out today that ALL is lost.  They have no homes or places to go back to.  They are in shelters right now contemplating the next step and waiting to hear from the insurance adjustors... along with the other 300 people whose homes were taken. 

I am shocked, dazed and confused... having a hard time taking it all in and having a hard time breathing for the first time in months... like this.  I don't know if it is the air quality or all the stress and pressure from what is going on around us. 

I am praying for all TEXANS to get some rain and I hope you, since you are reading this, will be praying for our fine state, too!  This is very scary and very, very sad.