Thanks to everyone who contacted us last week with concerns about the fires in San Diego county. We are fine, and Manzanita Village is unscathed, though we are now hearing from friends who lost their homes.
I am also hearing that for the most part people are in amazingly good spirits. There were reports last week of people evacuated to the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego who were singing together and dancing, and enjoying each other's company, even though some knew that their house had burned to the ground.
Someone I know said, "It's okay, I've been through things much worse than this. The family is safe, we're okay!" As if it takes a fire like this to remind us of our priorities and to bring us back to our basic appreciation and gratitude for what we have.
