Wildfires have been raging across Southern California reaping a wave of destruction in their path. Many of the areas destroyed and burnt are proving to be larger than two American cities combined. The tragic fact about such fires is that they aren’t just destroying forest areas but people’s homes as well. Even businesses are being affected as towns are slowly ravaged by the fury of the flames suspending people’s lives and destroying hard earned money in the bargain.
Thousands have had to evacuate their homes to escape like Don and Julie Myers who lived in Ventura with their four sons. The fire had destroyed their home but amidst the ashes unfolded a most beautiful story that Julie shared on the Facebook page @love that matters. It is somehow that one thing that took away the sadness of the fire that ravaged their home. You see, Don actually found Julie’s wedding ring in the ashes and this is what he did next which then lifted up the couple’s spirits.
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1 Couple notice a raging fire in Santa Paula, 10 miles from their home
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Don and Julie are a blended family living in Ventura, 10 miles from Santa Paula. They noticed the fire had started in Santa Paula and within just two hours, it had come close to their home just two miles away.
The couple then left thinking they had kept all their belongings locked in the fire safe. The fire soon reached their area and engulfed their home in flames. It was literally charred and burnt to the ground.
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2 They had lost their wedding ring
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Don and Julie lost their home that day which as you can see was burnt down to the ground. They were soon allowed back on their property by authorities to search for belongings namely their RV and metropolitan car. Although they weren’t expecting to find anything, still they were deeply saddened that they couldn’t find their wedding ring.
Says Julie, “My wedding ring was so special to me because Don bought it for me, in 1989, when we had nothing. We returned to our home to search for it.”
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