Trial by Fire
/How do you find serenity when a natural disaster threatens everything you’ve built?
The Cameron Peak Fire consumed nearly 209,000 acres over 112 days, making it the largest and longest-lasting wildfire in Colorado history (Photo by Becky Jensen)
“One minute I was giving myself the classic pep talk that it’s just a house, just stuff, and things can be replaced. ... The next minute I couldn’t stop crying.”
Becky Jensen had given herself the perfect present for her 50th birthday: a two-week solo backpacking trip. But when she emerged from the trail, she learned that a wildfire had started near her home in northern Colorado. Her house might already be gone.
On this episode, Becky shares her story. She takes us from the tranquility of the San Juan mountains to a cramped basement where she waited out her evacuation, and explores the difficult process of finding a sense of peace, when a natural disaster threatens everything you’ve built.
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