To Robin and family,
First off I am so glad you are all safe. A fire is devastating...to say the least. I learned this myself a year ago when I lost my home, along with everything in it, to a fire. I am still trying to get paperwork replaced and replace records, etc. since the registries were not workable when it came to fees. But, I am grateful to have the horses safe and sound to do all that paperwork for! I now have a HUGE respect for the firefighters, and their families, and what they do to protect us...mostly people they do not even know. I saw for myself them sitting on the driveway in utter exhaustion, only to get back up and start all over when the fire would flair up again. They pulled me out of the house when I charged in to get my cats (my dogs were at the barn at the time) and made a promise to find my cats for me. And they delivered on that promise while they put their lives in danger. In the end there was nothing left at all, but I am grateful we all were able to just walk away. Now my boyfriend, who lives in Wyoming, is a volunteer firefighterin the summer, and goes on a lot of those big wildfires you see on TV in the western U.S. It is very very scary to know anything can happen at any time. I know you are all devastated that someone lost their life and another now fights for his. I am so glad all of you and your horses are ok...but it makes me very sad to hear that someone lost their life doing something they are all too underpaid for...and as was mentioned, don't have the benefits for their families that they should. Robin, God Bless ya'll and know that you have a huge amount of people who are praying for ya'll...and for your friend who lost his life and his family.
Bobbi Kay Bowen
Star Struck Miniatures & American Shetlands
www.StarStruckMiniatures.com
