Proof The Bible Is True

How often do you snap a picture with your cell phone? Every day? It’s become so easy to document our lives, we often take it for granted that these pictures are safely stored on our memory cards or in “the cloud.” But what happens if these precious records disappear?

 

A few months ago, I set out to backup my digital photos from over the years. Not just the ones from my current phone; I wanted to archive all my previous phones and memory cards, too. I meant business. How hard could it be?

 

Revisiting the past was a rush. I found pictures I didn’t even remember taking: friends I hadn’t seen in a while, adorable shots of my twin cousins when they were babies, pets I loved and missed. I was anxious to have these pictures backed up in a safe place.

 

Maybe too anxious. In my rush, I clicked the wrong button. Instead of copy, I pressed delete! Just like that, an entire era of photos vanished from the memory card. I couldn’t believe it. I was so angry with myself. How had I been so careless? Sure, they were only photos. But it felt like I’d erased memories I’d never get back.

 

Then, last week, a news story that associate editor Diana Aydin sent me helped put my loss in perspective. Dave Lacey of Santa Ana, California, was also inconsolable when he lost his pictures. His digital camera had been stolen, along with its priceless contents: more than 300 photos of his late wife, Erica. She had passed away from cancer at the age of 30.

 

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