waldo canyon fire

meanwhile, back home in colorado springs, the waldo canyon fire started on saturday and was growing all week


 
on tuesday 65mph winds brought the fire into the city, destroying 346 homes

 
we watched the news and weather channel in horror and kept up via Facebook, emails, calls, and texts

 
these are some of the pictures i saved from Facebook posts

 
this is from the top of the mall, 2.5 miles from our house.  the sun is setting behind the fire on the mountains

if you have 16 minutes and want to watch an amazing time-lapse of the fire,
click here


 

i love this.  i love our city.  the fire fighters did an AMAZING job.  thank you Lord for stopping the fire!