Flash Flood in Arkansas

[Totsie59]

I have teared up and had the shakes many times today...A campsite up in the mountains that we visit often..had a MAJOR flashflood in the wee hrs this morning..Many missing, many dead..My grandson and his family were camping there..supposed to stay until Sun..His Mom and Stepdad decided at 730pm that they were leaving..because of rain...they left there at 830...Thank God...My Grand and his stepsisters were sleeping in a tent right beside the river....This river went from 3 ft to 23ft within a hr...God was watching over their family...This is a out of the way place...not much access...bridges and roads all washed out...I pray for the families of the dead and missing....I am so grateful....My Grand is home safe...

[Totsie59]

It has been very hard for me to say Thank God...when so many lost their loved ones...We are the lucky ones...
My son works for AFC...he is a forrester of the state...fights wilds fires and such...he and his co workers were asked to go to Alberts Pike to search for bodys...many went from all over AR...but my son just could not do it...He told me "Mom, I cant go up there, I just cant do this"  and I so understand....he normally goes where he is called...fighting forrest fires and wild fires where ever...
I do feel so bad...for all the other families...and I think many more bodies will be found when the river goes down...so many were not registered..

[my_mayberry]

wow....well very glad your family is safe. yes, it is sad, because so many others weren't safe. i know it's comforting to think God was watching over them, but sometimes it feels as if when we say that that God wasn't watching over the others who died. i prefer to think that when it's your time, it's your time and when it isn't, it isn't. death is always sad, but to think of it in these simpler terms makes things easier to understand and accept. at least, it does for me ne way.

sometimes these days it sure does feel like it's just one tragedy after another, doesn't it? but even in tragedy we have to look at the brighter side of things, i suppose. as an example, if the world ended tomorrow, the bright side for me would be that i've lived a very good life no matter my complaints....i'm thankful for that. it becomes aweful hard to see the bright side of things when there seems to just be one horrible event right after another, though.

[dominosarah]

I am so happy your family is safe.  I heard about this today, how tragic~~~sara