Real images of drought extend beyond dry land.
Over the last week, terrifying, heartbreaking images of the largest wildfire in the nation raging across the prairies just to the south of us have taken over social media feeds.
Images of sober conversations between bankers and agriculture producers.
Images of sleepless nights weighed by worried minds and heavy hearts.
Last Friday I was in my kitchen, getting ready to attend a meeting in a neighboring community.
I had plenty going on in my head.
All of the above images tumbled around, mixed with thoughts of my growing "to-do" list for our new business and plans for moving my Mom & Gram to live near us.
THIS is what drought looks like.
It was a GIF image, of a woman laughing hysterically, with an affirmation that only the closest of friends could deliver effectively — "So you’re human?"
None of us is designed to take on extraordinary events in our lives — births, deaths, marriages, divorces, kids leaving home — or natural disasters like drought without incurring some added stress.