Comments on: We Are Hot, But Not Burning

By: Mary Meline

Mary Meline — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 03:35:21 +0000

Dear Barbara,
I can’t believe you had time to post your account of the tradegy of these wildfires. We have relatives in Big Bear that had to evacuate and are still not back in their home. Our brother in law is a LA County Firefighter. He is so grateful for all of the help others have given his team fighting these fires. The Lord was gracious to us giving us the rain and diminishing winds. We hope you did not loose your home.
Mary in Huntington Beach, CA

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 31 Oct 2003 04:18:29 +0000

I am thinking of you and hoping you and your family are safe. You have touched our lives with your wonderful information that has helped our classrooms, please let me know if I can help you in any way…
Heather, 4th grade teacher from NJ

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:39:23 +0000

Barbara,
I pray you are safe. Did any of the schools get destoyed? How can my students help those in need?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:21:50 +0000

Barbara please don’t “make a list” of what you will take! Pack it into the car right now. When or if you get the call you will panic and forget half the stuff. I was evacuated twice this summer here in Kelowna where we had a huge wildfire this summer and I know this is what happens. The last evacuation we had I forgot my jewelry box on the floor of the Laundry room. Didn’t even know I had forgotten it until we came back! Thankfully our house did not burn – but several of my friend’s houses did burn. Our fire, huge as it was for us was not as bad as what you are going through now. But just go ahead and pack now. Don’t wait because it will be too late. Don’t forget your hard drive. Good luck.

By: Ros Te Maari

Ros Te Maari — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:17:48 +0000

Hi Barbara
Just thought I’d send a hello to you, hoping all is still well with you and your family. My thoughts are with you and and everyone else in San Diego. Being from Sydney I have felt the brunt of bush fires many times and can relate to what you are feeling at the moment. Especially when you mentioned how little you have found you would take with you. When it comes down to life over property there is no comparison.
A huge cheer also to your firefighters – we have just received the very sad news that one has lost his life in the fight. My prayers go out to his and all the others’ families.
God bless

By: Lee Hemingway

Lee Hemingway — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:49:21 +0000

Hello Barbara,
I hope that this finds you still safe and sound in your home, but as I watch the news here in Vermont, I feel growing concern for you. My son lives in L.A. and we were just out visiting Southern California this past summer. I also recently read Tortilla Curtain, which contains this very sort of scenario in its story. Having survived a house fire in my youth, I can still remember the experience, the smells and sights and how very different it was for my parents than for me.
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. May the Spirit bring the rains to you and take the winds away. Lee

By: Kathy Ofsharick

Kathy Ofsharick — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:25:21 +0000

Thoughts and prayers from Pennsylvania. I can’t imagine sitting and waiting, and pray that your wait will be over soon and that you will not have to leave your home. My heart breaks for the people who must start to rebuild their lives and communities. Once again, the nation is thankful for people who are willing to take on the exhausting, dangerous task of fighting fires. God is with you all!

By: Pat Donovan

Pat Donovan — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:56:57 +0000

My heart is saddened by these devasting fires, even though I live across the country. It helps us to realize how grateful we must be each day that our heads hit the pillow and we can sleep peacefully, with no misfortunes occuring that day. We must also always keep in mind how many material possessions we want each day, yet these are not the things that matter most in life. I am grateful more lives have not been lost. I wish you continued safety. God’s blessings. Thank you for providing me with such a great newsletter that I have used over and over again. Sorry it has taken this tragedy to get me to write.

By: Susan Lajoie

Susan Lajoie — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:13:53 +0000

Dear Barbara -
I just got your letter while a huge gust of wet rain is blowing by my classroom windown. We, in the Northeast, have had lots of rain lately. If only you could have had the rain today that we have had. We may have coastal flooding tonight; all the rivers are running very high. I pray that somehow you get a break in the weather so that the fires can be controlled. Know we pray for all of you suffering out there. Prayerfully, Sue Lajoie, Fourth Grade Teacher

By: jules

jules — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:24:21 +0000

It’s hard to believe the devestation that’s happening in America. We watch our TV screens here in New Zealand and are simply stunned by the magnitude of the disaster. We pray that it ends soon for you all.