This beautiful little piece of paradise is no more.  My newsfeed this morning was filled with flames.  The town of Lahaina has burned to the ground.

Here are 2 color photos of what it looked like yesterday and what it looks like today:

13 August Update:  They are calling this the deadliest fire in US history in the last century.  The death count is up to 90, but those are only where they were able to find human remains.  Most were burned beyond recovery.  It’s heartbreaking and tragic.

No one woke up that morning thinking “this is my last day on earth.”  No one surviving could have imagined that everything they owned would be completely destroyed in a few hours, melted to ash, left as stubble.

We think we are in control of our lives.  We think we can control our future.  But things can change in an instant.  Poof.

There was an accident.  You have cancer.  Your job has been eliminated.  Your child turns from you.  Your spouse walks away.  Your computer crashes.  Your winning streak ends.

You just never know what tomorrow will bring or where you may wake up.  We must LIVE EVERY DAY and be grateful for the good around us.  And Know that there is a God in heaven who loves us No Matter What happens here on earth.