Childhood Faded Away

Well, mom said goodbye to "her" house yesterday. I received the pictures my sister took during her moments at the house, today in my email and I can't tell you how the images brought me to tears. This was the last time mom would be able to "physically" be able to touch and feel what my Dad worked so hard for, to give her and his children.

To bring some of you up to speed, you can go back to a few posts from August of 2006. I posted the following news from home;

Childhood home damaged in flood,

City of El Paso announces emergency measures, State Help.

Mom lost just about everything in the house, the one good thing that we can all thank God for, was the fact that mom was not there when the flood hit. The city bought out the whole entire neighborhood. Mom officially signed the papers about two weeks ago, and my sister just managed to get her over to the house to say her last goodbye's. I can see by the pictures that it truly hit mom hard to see it in person. She had seen the news at that time, and all she kept saying was "Mi pobre cacita, Mi cacita". So many memories, but I'm thankful for those memories, and thankful that we have mom for another Mothers Day...

Thank you Lord, for the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. Good things come from tragedies at times. Mom has a new house in a better subdivision now, but most of all, she has her life, her health and her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

I have many memories to recall from my childhood: Guns, Toys, Kids, Growing Up, Life....

Childhood Faded away,

to a far away land,

simple, so simple were we,

Days of Play

Going our Way,

having fun, no care,

for another day,

time for us stood still,

plaing king of the hill,

Childhood Faded away,

thinking of another day,

summer time was fine,

when friends were kind,

swiming holes were filled,

our hearts were thrilled

Childhood Faded Away

to a time that makes me sway

many years have passed away

since childhood faded to another day,

Childhood Faded to places,

UNKNOWN TO US

floating somewhere in time.

wrote 1-15-07

Jim Foulk

Childhood home damaged in flood

I've been told that I have no need to go home, but I was born and raised in this home that has been taken over by the floods!

The emotions are hitting hard at this moment as I write this out... I don't have words, just sick to my stomach!

I'm grateful and thankful to God that my mom wasn't in that house, material things, that's what was lost, the memories will live forever!!

The following is an interview that KVIA had with my sister and my brother, more can be read here: Interview

Pat and Eddie Medina said they fear that if it rains again the water will plow through the home yet again.

"It went through the rock wall. We lost everything," Eddie said.

Storm 2006 Friday Aug 4 Video - This video shows the water rushing in to the yard through the brick wall that was torn down by the force of the water. KVIA.com has been following close in that general area.

Where you see the water rushing, it broke the rock fence that protected the backyard and back door to the house. Four to five feet of water was found to take over the house.

Everything is gone!

God, I only ask that you bless and look over my family as they try to clean up the house, give them strength as they clean through and throw the memories of our childhood to the curb to never see again. Give them good memories and smiles as they sift through every piece of furnishing, articles of clothing, nick-nacks and pictures. God, I ask that you bless every single family in that area that has lost just as much and possibly more or even less! Each family has their own loss and it all is a loss, it can't equal to anyone else's, but it is theirs! Bless them so they feel your comforting arms around them at their time of need.

My undieing love to my family back home! I'm freaking' torn right now!