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Fires and baby

Posted by Maggie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:05:00 GMT

I haven’t blogged for quite some time as it is uncomfortable for me to sit at the computer. However, I know many of you are praying and concerned about myself and my family at this time.

Monday morning we had to evacuate our home due to fires heading towards it. We praise the Lord that a neighbor called us well before the evacuation call so we could pack some things and get out in plenty of time. We went to stay with a friend that did not appear to be in danger, but then that night they were on alert of possible evacuation. They did not need to evacuate, but we decided to move further south-west, just in case. We arrived at our next friends’ home late Monday night and was able to get some sleep. At this point we were almost certain our home was gone or at least damaged.

Over the next few days we found out that our complex just missed the edge of the fire, but our neighborhood wasn’t so fortunate. While we waited to return home we were able to have a time of sweet fellowship with the family we were staying with. Hannah was able to play with the kids, we even went to the beach one day and the air was clean enough to play in the water some.

Yesterday we were able to return home. We left Hannah with the family, because we didn’t know what to expect. What we found was a very wind blown complex, but no major damage. When we went inside I had a mask ready, prepared for smoke at the least. The air was clean! Well besides the smell of dirty dishes that sat out for a few too many days, and a fridge that didn’t get cleaned out. We didn’t even lose our power during the whole thing, our central fan was still running and all the clocks had the right time.

I am so thankful for the Lord in all of this. Even when we didn’t think we had a home to go home to, we had peace that the Lord was in control and that His will would be done. I am thankful for His mercy to have spared our home from damage. So far no one we know has lost their home. This completely amazes me as the count is close to 1600 homes lost in San Diego county. Please pray for these people and those that have yet to be able to return to their homes.

Baby’s doing fine, we stayed close to our midwife through all of this, just to be safe. We are expecting the arrival of baby Gedeon in the next few weeks. The baby has dropped a little bit so I’m able to breathe a bit better. It’s been rough physically the past month or two, but everyone’s healthy. Well I need to tend to Hannah now and get going on cleaning up the kitchen! :)