I grew up in Southern California.
Scenes like this are sadly familiar.
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I have stood at my kitchen window,
and watched flames suddenly appear over a ridge,
and move with amazing speed,
until they were uncomfortably close to my home.
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I know what it is like to drive away from your home,
wondering if it will be standing when you return.
I’ve done it. Twice.
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Thankfully, both times, our house was spared.
But, I had friends and acquaintances who lost everything in those same fires.
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Praying for family, friends, and the residents of Colorado today…
