Desperately needing prayers right now....

Child/infant loss mentioned... For those that are so inclined..... We had a terrible ordeal that unfolded at our house approx. 5 hours ago......went downstairs into our basement to do laundry. We have a sub basement (just a foot lower) that is the size of a large one car garage. This is what we use for storage... ...EVERYTHING is in it... priceless family momentos (irreplaceable), Mike's school stuff , books, just anything and everything that means something to our family.... I walked over to pop in to grab a box that I was looking for and was welcomed to over 8 inches of water... a drain had malfunctioned. Our books our ruined (boxes of them) .... pictures are thoroughly saturated ... we have spent the last several hours painstakingly peeling them apart and laying them out to dry. Albums disintegrating .... I could go on and on.... ...but the worst... most absolutely worst thing... is my babies things... saturated... I can't replace them... my children are gone. It was all I had physically left of their lives... the clothes can be laundered but the footprints/handprints... ruined. One of a kind pictures. Ruined. Not even salvageable... I have cried til I have no tears left... We have called the claim in and will have to wait for the adjuster to call us .... we did get the water out... God I feel awful... and I can barely walk with this damned bum knee which has flared up on me again.. I am scheduled for a total knee replacement in just four weeks.... and now this... I don't mean to drag the board down but I really need some prayers for strength right now....every picture that I came across that was ruined drove a nail straight into my heart. I am numb. Elizabeth

I am up still. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Lord You said you are as close as your name. You care so deeply for us and can feel our pain in so many ways. Even the loss of our things and mementoes touches you if it hurts us. Lord, be close to Elizabeth now. Help her through this one. Give her mind memories she forgot were there. Help her find "pictures" she felt were lost forever. Give her reassurance of your presence in her life and that you see everything that happens to us. Help her through this time. Be a strong tower to her. Touch her emotions and touch her knee. In Jesus name, Amen pixi- not sure if you meant your children are passed away or not but a loss of pictures is always a terrible thing no matter what. I hope that pictures of them come to you from sources you never imagined. And if not I hope "pictures" come to you from the Source that you stay close to. (((((((HUGS)))))))) Jen

just wanted to tell you I am sorry for your loss. And prayers are being said at our house and on our prayer chain by all our family church. Jesus does hear our prayers. Please stay strong- He will help you through this and somehow some of those momentoes will find a way back to you. God bless you! Colette

E~~ Words can not express how I feel for you and want to reach out to you this morning. Life memories and so hard to replace. You know that if I could I would be right there with you through the much and mire. I am so sorry for your loss, I pray that somehow you will be comforted and that your DH as always will be there to uplift you as he always does and you for him. I too pray that somehow these memories can be replaced from sources that you might not even expect; of course not all of them will be replaced but somehow you will receive a replacement that will help you through this difficult time. Love ya always, Boopster

Guys... Thank you...thank you..... I am just numb.... Yes these pictures/momentos were from our children who are dead. It was all I had left of them.... I just about lost it last night when I came across their handprints and footprints... almost completely dissolved puddle of paper... barely discernible... their little tshirts that still smelled like them... now a sodden brown mess smelling of stale rainwater... I can't type anymore... it hurts too much.... It is just gone.... E

Oh Elizabeth....I'm so sorry about the water damage!! You are so right...some things just can't be replaced. I pray that you and Mike can salvage some momentos. Give your knee a rest and try and let it settle down...hopefully you have some pain medication to relieve some of your pain. (((HUGS!))) Kelli

Sending prayers your way. Sorry to here about all this Love Marsha

Elizabeth My sister lost all of her stuff in a house fire a couple years ago. This included everything of her daughters that had passed away. She was so heart broken. But her friends and family got together and got all of our pictures we had of her family throughout the years and had copies made. This did not replace everything she lost by a long shot but it sure helped her to get though it. Maybe you can ask around for copies of things others may have. You are in my prayers. I hope this helps also. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. - Psalm 126:5 The most difficult place to keep moving in faith is the place of extreme pain. Extreme pain, especially emotional pain, can become immobilizing to the human spirit if it is allowed to overcome us. The psalmist tells us there is only one remedy for overcoming painful cir****tances that will result in joy. We are to sow in the midst of these times. You cannot do this if you live by feelings alone. It is an act of the will. This act requires that we go outside ourselves in pure faith. I learned this principle during one of the deepest periods of my life. I had lost much that was dear to me. A mature man in the faith admonished me to reach out to others in spite of my own pain. "Invest in someone else," he said. I did not realize what a place of healing and comfort that would become. "He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him" (Ps. 126:6). Pain can become a source of joy if we take the first step by planting seed. There is a harvest that will come if we sow in the midst of tears

aww Elizabeth what do i say, what can I say after all it is just words. I wish I could wrap these big ole fat arms around you and hold you to me. I know that once the raw unbearable pain is past the words will mean something again but right now comfort is best felt in closeness. You and Mike need to hold onto each other and the Lord he wont let you go until he feels you can walk on your own again. Know that we all love you and wish we could help in making you feel better. Memories arent what is in boxes but what is in our hearts. Your children will always live there. Jan

Hugs and prayers from my little corner of the world!!! I know how devestating it is to lose the things that are so precious and irreplaceable!!! Hugs! Connie