Praying for Rain

I was going to write a silly little post about something funny 

that happened today at school but y'all I just couldn't.  

My heart is just too heavy. 

If you live in Texas you know that it's been a hot and dry year.  

Seriously, I have lived in Texas all of my 41 years 

and never can I remember it being so hot 

{65+ days over 100 degrees} and so ridiculously dry. 

It hasn't rained seriously since the beginning of the year.  

Everything is brown and dead. 

Because it's so hot and so dry here in Texas there have been fires sprouting up all over the state.   There are so many that if you walk outside, you smell smoke. 

This past weekend because of the tropical storm in the gulf it was super windy.  
Super hot + super dry + super windy = fires.  
Fires that spread quickly and can't be contained.  
There was one about a mile from our house on 
Sunday but luckily it was quickly contained.  
There is one about an hour away in Bastrop, Texas 
however that is still 0% contained and is massive- 
24 miles by 20 miles. 
It has burned down over 600 homes and killed at least 2 people.  
Firefighters from all over the the country 
have flooded the area to help. 

I have friends who have had to pack up and leave their homes- 

not knowing if they'd be there when they returned.   

I have friends of friends whose homes burned in just moments.  

I just can't imagine y'all.  

I know the things in our houses are just things 

but it's just so horrible.  
{A few pics of the fire are here and here.}

So would you please pray with me for some rain here in Texas 

and specifically for the Bastrop fire? 

For those fighting the fire and for all those 

who have lost so much because of it.  

Dear Lord, please have mercy on us!