FREDONIA, Kansas, July 1st, 2008 -  One year ago this week, much of Southeast Kansas was under water. Record flooding devastated communities, and left hundreds homeless. Fredonia was one of the hardest hit areas.

Looking at Natalie Puckett's home now, you'd never know it was once under water. But the road to recovery hasn't been easy.

"There were days when it would just hit me, I really lost every material item that I had," Puckett said.

When KSN first met Natalie a few days after the flood, she was at her breaking point. Crying before the Governor, Natalie didn't know where to turn. Her newly built home was destroyed and she hadn't even closed on it yet. That's when the community came to the rescue.

"I thought, ‘what can I do, what can I possibly do,’" said friend Stacie Rodriguez. "I don't have enough money to make a difference. Then I thought I could throw a little concert."

The concert raised much needed money for the Puckett family and when KSN returned to Fredonia last August, the rebuilding process was well underway.

But a few months, later FEMA called with bad news. The area is under new flood plain regulations. While Natalie's house is at an okay level, her basement is five feet too low.

She now has two options; fill her basement with cement or move the entire house to higher ground.

"I just don't want to have to sacrifice losing the house again," Puckett said.

So hopefully this fall, Natalie will begin work on a new basement and have the house professionally moved.

"I do think that I am a stronger person through it all," Puckett said. "Nothing surprises me anymore."

It's a year Natalie is ready to put behind her. Still, this experience has taught her a great deal about what truly matters in life.

"You learn to appreciate what really is important," Puckett said. "You know my family and my friends, like I said I could not have gotten through this without them."

Once the house is finally complete, Natalie plans to volunteer with the Red Cross to help others who might go through what she survived.

Looking at Natalie Puckett's home now, you'd never know it was once under water. But the road to recovery hasn't been easy.

"There were days when it would just hit me, I really lost every material item that I had," Puckett said.

When KSN first met Natalie a few days after the flood, she was at her breaking point. Crying before the Governor, Natalie didn't know where to turn. Her newly built home was destroyed and she hadn't even closed on it yet. That's when the community came to the rescue.

"I thought, ‘what can I do, what can I possibly do,’" said friend Stacie Rodriguez. "I don't have enough money to make a difference. Then I thought I could throw a little concert."

The concert raised much needed money for the Puckett family and when KSN returned to Fredonia last August, the rebuilding process was well underway.

But a few months, later FEMA called with bad news. The area is under new flood plain regulations. While Natalie's house is at an okay level, her basement is five feet too low.

She now has two options; fill her basement with cement or move the entire house to higher ground.

"I just don't want to have to sacrifice losing the house again," Puckett said.

So hopefully this fall, Natalie will begin work on a new basement and have the house professionally moved.

"I do think that I am a stronger person through it all," Puckett said. "Nothing surprises me anymore."

It's a year Natalie is ready to put behind her. Still, this experience has taught her a great deal about what truly matters in life.

"You learn to appreciate what really is important," Puckett said. "You know my family and my friends, like I said I could not have gotten through this without them."

Once the house is finally complete, Natalie plans to volunteer with the Red Cross to help others who might go through what she survived.