I have a good friend that coach football and baseball with. Yesterday about 10 am his house caught fire. From the sounds of it, it was an electrical fire and a total loss. I have a list of things they need and my wife is out shopping as I write this, and the community is rallying around the family pretty well.

Just a terrible week for my friend because saturday the transmission went on his truck.  Anyway I just really feel crappy about the whole thing and was hoping you guys could keep the VanWagoner family in your prayers.

Oh the incredible thing, his son found out his house burned down and still played in his district basketball game last night and did great! What a tough kid.

Logger,

Prayers sent. This has never happened to me (almost once, but we caught the fire in time before it got started good), but I can't imagine what it would be like to start over.

God bless,

Fisher

Logger

My prayers are also with the family. Sounds like no one was hurt, and that is a blessing.

K

Logger

My prayers are also with the family. Sounds like no one was hurt, and that is a blessing.

K

Yeah we were all happy to hear no one was home at the time of the fire.  Thanks guys

Our house burned down twice.  5 years after we rebuilt, it happened again.  Imagine the odds.  Never saw another house fire in my neighborhood.

Prayers sent.  Family and pets being safe is the key to focus on here.

Logger,

Sorry about your friend's misfortune, but glad nobody was hurt. Him and his family are in my prayers.

Falcon

My heart and prayers go out to this family. What a tough one. :'(

I'm greatful no one was hurt.  I lost my grandmother to a house fire a couple years back.  It still hurts whe i think about it.  My prayers to his family.

Sorry to hear about you friends misfortune. I'm glad to hear their son went on to play, this was good to help clear the mind.

As a Fire/Electrical Inspector I see this alot, and what their son did was great for something like this.

Very sad to hear such a thing, I don't know how I'd be able to cope...Heck, I just about lost my mind when I had a flood last month, I can only imagine what a fire wiping me out would do...My prayers are with your friends...

Talked to the son this morning, he's dealing about as well as could be expected. He did mention that he was happy that some of their pictures made it along with his Derek Jeter signed baseball and some other memorabilia. So at least they are finding some stuff that made it.