Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities cyndisoup,
Providing some additional information may increase the chance that members of the support community can provide specific and useful guidance to help.
For example, were there any changes made, updates, or new accounts added around the time the issue began?
Have you checked Finder, and tried viewing the Desktop or Documents folders from there? Get to know the Finder on your Mac
Do you keep a Time Machine backup of your Mac?
If the answer to the above is yes, the following page may be helpful: Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
Take care!