Devastation...

No doubt one of the worse days that we've had.

Seeing so much of our stuff going up in smoke.

Everything gone. Can't be replaced. It's heartbreaking.

Yes, its just stuff but it was things that mattered

to me and our family.

My husband's business and all of his tools

and projects that he had worked on so hard for are gone.

All of my holiday decorations, keep sakes, 

things of my mom's, kid's toys, 

our yard tools, lawn mower,

kid's Christmas gifts for

 this year, food in our freezer, etc...all

 gone in a matter of minutes. 

But, this wooden cross survived the fire.

The fire left its marks on it. 

The walls fell in but it didn't break it,

 knock it over, or even consume it. 

I think it's as a sign ...a reminder from God 

that everything is going to be ok.

Maybe not today but eventually. 

Somethings I will never understand.

This is yet one more heart ache and loss for our family. 

I'm just heart broken over it.

The fire as you can see got very 

close to our home so

we are for sure fortunate 

to still have our home.

However, it did do some minor damage. 

It busted out the basement windows, 

melted the girl's bedroom window, melted 

blinds in the windows, and melted 

the paint on the outside of the

 house (on that end). 

The cause was not determined.

We suspect it could be bad wiring,

or maybe a fridge or floor freezer is to blame

since it appears to have started on that side. 

I'm just thankful because

 it could have been

so much worse.