Did you ever get a sunburn? You went outside to catch some rays. You have your Airpods in, listening to your favorite songs and you did not pay attention until the time and it was too late. Before you knew it you looked like a lobster.. where is the butter. lol
That sunburn haunted you for a while. Maybe you have to go and put on some Aloe Vera to get back to your color.
Did you ever go outside without your sunglasses on? As you were walking did you squint your eyes? And maybe get a headache? Or maybe you had to lie down for a while.
Did you ever burn yourself on the stove? You thought you were being careful but….ouch. “I am looking at my hand and I still have that scar.” Maybe you were taking something out of the oven and did not have your mitts on…ouch. I hope you are being more careful now.
Years ago I was invited to visit a burn unit. I had to take a deep breath before going in. There were several make up artists there. As these ladies looked in the mirror these make up artists did their magic. They put on a special make up. A special moisturizer …foundation. …blush….eye brows….eye make up…and lip gloss. You can’t believe how these women felt as they covered up their burn scars.
I hugged all the ladies before I left. When I got into the car, I thought to myself what brave ladies I just met. This make up gave them confidence to go out in the world and live their lives.
Have you ever gone camping and lit a bonfire? There you watch the flames doing the Macarena. Did you….make my favorite dessert… S’mores? You took a branch that was laying around and toasted marshmallows. I seemed to have often burned mine. But I did not care. I put them in between the graham crackers and chocolate. And I must admit I ate more then one.
Did you ever sit around a campfire and tell ghost stories? Were you ever at a friends house and they had a fireplace? Nothing like a fireplace to keep you warm especially if you have somebody to cuddle with.
When I see a burning forest on the news it brings me much sadness. Many of these fires were started by an arsonist. What goes through a person’s mind as they see very old trees and bushes go up in flames?
When we had horrible fires here in California not only did the trees and bushes catch on fire but some people’s homes caught on fire too … and some people lost their lives.
To be continued…
