An Undeniable Miracle

Today was a very beautiful day. David and the guys finished the mowing and cleaning up around the place.
I told David I would get the rest of it to the big walnut tree, with the tractor, so he could leave it to me. Not a problem. Today was a perfect day, nice breeze, warm but not hot.
So I began mowing, I had mowed about an hour when I hit a rock. I looked back I saw the rock, No big deal. I THOUGHT!
So I finished mowing the area, I made a few more rounds, I put the tractor away, I was moving water hoses. I looked toward the field, A fire, I had started a fire.
How it is not too dry, it is early. I run to the hose, I can not unhook it to spray down the place.
The fire is moving toward Jim's dry shed. His shed is really old lumber and with the blackberry vines between him and us I just knew it was over. I prayed, I kept saying, Help me God, Help me God. No one was home at any house on the road. No one but me, I was all I had to put the fire out. It was not going to happen.
The breeze that was blowing was moving the flames to the North, to Jims property. Then they started blowing south, to my property. Again this is God. I Pray for North winds or No wind. That is all I Knew to do without stressing myself too much. I did not want a heart attack with this, that would be weak. I am aware I need to breathe. I am not breathing very normal, I am almost in tears, I am more concerned with my neighbors property.

I ran in the house,and grabbed the portable phone.
The miracle.
That Phone has never worked even on the patio which is just outside the back door. I dialed 911. They dispatched me through to CDF. I was so terrified. As I talk I am running to the fire. I have a big towel in my hand. I began to hit at the fire. I am able to extinguish it, mostly, with a towel and a LOT Of prayer. As I sling the towel I am throwing embers to more dry grass. I start several little hot spots. I stomp them out. All this while on the phone to CDF. I pray and say I am so sorry for doing this. She says it is OK. I tell her I almost have it out and I am in the ditch, hitting the flames. Small flames. Thank You God. I tell her I am afraid it will get to my neighbors place.
That phone never works away from the house and I had to Thank God several times for the reception, Not one second of loss of reception. I was all the way over to Jim's shed at the back of our irrigation ditch.
Finally I have it under control enough to get the sprinkler on it. I drag the hose to the fire and just began when the fire dept arrives. I am so embarrassed.
I ask is there a fine, He said he does not know. (This is the fire chief. )They have to file a report. OH NO! I have to explain to David. I am covered with black soot my hair is dripping. My Jeans are soaked to my feet and all down the front. As the men keep arriving
I am feeling more and more drab and ugly and stupid. The Fire protection Chief arrives, and to make matter worse he is so Cute. MY age cute. And in a Uniform,
His name is Mike. He is the one that decides the ticket.
He tells me to go get a drink, I say "NO I really want a shower, I am so sorry." So after explaining to at least 5 men the reason for the fire and they see the rock that is scraped, they decide I did nothing wrong.
NO TICKET. AGAIN ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU GOD, OVER AND OVER.
I was clearing out a defensible zone. This is required by the fire department.
He is the Protection Chief. Do they have a chief for everything? I guess but he smiled and said, "Keep mowing you are doing a good job". I say "No thank You I will hire it done from now on.
He now knows just how dry it is this year, He told me it was a good warning for them to stay alert. He also agreed it was a good thing it did not reach the neighbors property. He could see the potential for disaster.
To make me feel better, the fire chief said "You have quite an estate here, very nice property".
To make it better I was not the only one with a fire out of control, one was in Cottonwood.
BUT I HAD THE MIRACLE OF THE PHONE TODAY. THE MIRACLE OF A PHONE THAT NEVER WORKS THAT WORKED 400 FEET AWAY FROM THE BASE UNIT.
THANK YOU GOD.