A Sad, Somber Post

I'm emotionally drained.  I've had enough of tragedy and sadness.  My limit has been severely exceeded.  :/

Field fire south of town by my MIL's

I've put off mentioning this, but after last night, it's gotten to be too much.  A week ago, there was a field fire near my mother in laws house.  Like...right across the street.  They were evacuated because of the heat from the fire and the smoke and ash.  It was horrible.  Thankfully their property wasn't damaged.  But that was only the beginning.

A few days later, a friend of mine and her husband and kids lost their home to a fire.  Something to do with a cigarette butt.  My friend is taking full responsibility for the fire.  I guess it was her cigarette.  :/  We donated some money to them because they have a daughter about a month older than Ben and she lost everything.  Their older daughter's stuff was never touched by the fire or ruined by the smoke, but the baby has nothing.  I was glad we could help.

Rest in Peace, Michael and Katie :(

Saturday morning we got an automated alert from the school about two high school kids (a boyfriend and girlfriend) that had died in a rollover accident early Saturday morning.  It was sad news.  Very bright, caring, religious kids that were very involved in the community and their church.  :/  I had only met the kids in passing due to working at a gas station, but the comments I've been reading on Facebook have brought back memories of my own friend that had died in a similar accident.  I know the pain they are suffering, though my pain is 12 years old.  It's heartbreaking to see how effected the entire community is, but it's also wonderful to see them all come together to celebrate the lives of these kids.

Then, last night two tornadoes touched down in a town about 100 miles from here.  I have friends and family that live in that town and I was worried about them.  Thankfully there wasn't a lot of damage to the town...not a lot of damage like I've seen on the news regarding other tornadoes, anyway.

Also, yesterday there was a huge fire in Yuma County, Colorado, which isn't too far from where I live and houses were destroyed and firefighters were injured.  It's all so sad.

16 miles by 14 miles wide fire in Yuma County

Even though most of this stuff doesn't effect me directly, it's still a lot to handle and a person can only handle so much tragedy.  :/