And I am so thankful my son was not at home at the time. Even if he had not been hurt, it is a traumatic thing to go through, and I'm so glad he was spared that.

This is home for us. We are not going anywhere. We may be down, but we're not out.

Running on the rocks barefoot with his feet burned so bad was what hurt him the most.

Everyone should have a fireproof box, for one thing, where you can keep valuable papers and photos of your belongings.