10/01/2025
I started this week with a long to-do list, including cleaning, organizing and ideas for promoting Valentine’s balloons. How can you focus on anything when cities are burning around you? Never did I think I’d be ending the week with this post.
This week has been emotional and stressful, and I wasn’t even in the position of having to evacuate, wondering if I’d have a home to return to. I can’t imagine the heartbreak of those who’ve lost everything. We think we know how we’d feel or respond in their shoes, but I’m sure it’s nothing like the surreal reality they’re living. It’s devastating and unimaginable.
There’s also a sense of “survivor’s guilt.” Why them? Why so close? And yet, there’s nothing we can do but watch. Along with the grief, those of us nearby are living with constant anxiety, holding our breath as we wait to see if the fires will calm or turn in our direction. It’s an unsettling feeling of complete powerlessness. Leaning into the community, along with lots of prayer 🙏🏻 is the only way to cope.
To everyone who has lost their homes—friends, clients, and neighbors—I am grieving with you. I’m praying for you and asking God to cover you with peace and comfort. And to the First Responders: you are true heroes. Thank you for everything you do to protect and serve us. 🙏🏻💗
