Victorian Bush Fires

It has been a strange and horrible week. The Bush Fires that ripped through Victoria have devastated large areas and killed so many people.

My family and I have been very fortunate. Although my parents have a property up near Marysville (where the destruction was at it's worst), they live in Melbourne, so they were safe from any physical harm. Even better, the friends they know best up there seem to have escaped with their lives and with their horses and dog. They have lost their home though, which is pretty devastating. So, we haven't lost anyone, and the losses are only property. So many people have lost so much more.

One frustration, for me and from what I can tell for most other people in Melbourne, is that there is so little I can do to help. I have donated money and blankets, but it doesn't seem like enough. But really, I don't have the skills or the fitness to fight fires, and if I went up there I would only be in the way. So, my thoughts and admiration go out to the CFA and all of the other experts who are up there helping.