Roger and Jennifer Taylor lived in our ward up until a year ago when the lost their home due to economic difficulties. They had moved into this rental home about a year ago. They’ve had some pretty difficult trials over the last few years. They are dear friends. The flood washing through their house was just another hard blow!
They’ve tried to keep a smile on their face in spite of the fact that now most everything they’ve lost is gone. It is heartbreaking. They don’t even have the resources to do much to recover. The most difficult part of the loss is the journals and scrapbooks. Jennifer said that Roger was so sad about his missionary journal. He said it was the only time he kept a consistent journal and it meant a lot to him.
I was happy to know that my 17 year old son was one of the ones helping the Taylor’s pull stuff out of their home on the first night. I think they were able to salvage some of their beds as they were a little off the ground.
I found this really nice article that the owner of the rental home wrote for the spectrum. Click HERE to read it.
Here’s the Taylor’s rental home on the second day:
You can see the amount of mud in the front yard and driveway still. Some kind friends have allowed them to stay in their basement. They’ve found another home to rent. Rebuilding their lives is still going to be some work.