WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Something Terrible and Wonderful: THE CAMP FIRE DOCUMENTARY | Beauty for Ashes
byVanderleunonJanuary 5, 2019
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. — Isaiah 61:1-3
More from me on the Camp Fire and Paradise in the coming months. For now, this is where I came from and am coming from. On that day, the only thing bigger than the fire were the heroes that appeared from everywhere in Paradise as the flames called forth the better angels of their souls.
Two months from that day, in this small apartment looking out on the cold rain with a small black cat sleeping on the sofa behind me, you’d think that the emotions of the day have receded into the rearview mirror of life, but watching this made me weep with loss of that day and rise with the hope of the following few weeks all over again.
Yes, the heroes appeared from everywhere. Two days before the fire, Bobby O’Reiley came in fourth place in an election race for three Oroville City Council seats. His FB page posts would put him squarely in the “deplorable” category. You know, the ones Hillary referred to as “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, hateful, mean-spirited, irredeemable and not American.”
During the race, his criminal history was exposed by the local paper-https://www.chicoer.com/2018/09/06/two-oroville-city-council-candidates-have-felonies/.
I dare anyone watching this to question his selfless sacrifice, heroism and humanity. He IS the true American.
Hangtown Bob and PegJanuary 7, 2019, 8:29 AM
An incredible documentary……We will be sharing this with many. So many heroes……
While watching, there was not a dry eye in our home.
Thank you.
DANJanuary 8, 2019, 3:30 PM
just read an article said 16.5 billion losses & only 12 billion covered by insurance. worst single disaster in all of 2018. it was on whatfinger .com. odd after all these years one of the things i miss about paradise is the smell of ragweed & starthistle,& bay trees. & the sighing of the pines. pines up here in b.c.don’t make any sound in the wind. damn shame.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Yes, the heroes appeared from everywhere. Two days before the fire, Bobby O’Reiley came in fourth place in an election race for three Oroville City Council seats. His FB page posts would put him squarely in the “deplorable” category. You know, the ones Hillary referred to as “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, hateful, mean-spirited, irredeemable and not American.”
During the race, his criminal history was exposed by the local paper-https://www.chicoer.com/2018/09/06/two-oroville-city-council-candidates-have-felonies/.
I dare anyone watching this to question his selfless sacrifice, heroism and humanity. He IS the true American.
An incredible documentary……We will be sharing this with many. So many heroes……
While watching, there was not a dry eye in our home.
Thank you.
just read an article said 16.5 billion losses & only 12 billion covered by insurance. worst single disaster in all of 2018. it was on whatfinger .com. odd after all these years one of the things i miss about paradise is the smell of ragweed & starthistle,& bay trees. & the sighing of the pines. pines up here in b.c.don’t make any sound in the wind. damn shame.