Fires Nearby

It's been burning for four days now in Southern California and most everything smells like the sweatshirt you wear around the mountain campfire. The car washed on Saturday greets me each morning and evening with a new light blanket of soot.

The Santiago fire has crept to the borders of Lake Forest as of yesterday and threatens Foothill Ranch and has burned homes within the canyon roads that meander off El Toro/Santiago. As I came home from church last night, I could see the fires burning just beyond the 241 toll road. They weren't moving fast but I was glad our home is more than a few miles away. I took Carolyn out for a fire-sighting drive along Portola Parkway and the toll road and it was pretty eerie.

Our prayers go out to those who have had homes lost and/or have had to evacuate.