Nina Kowalski
Sep 9, 2026
Starting over after our house burned down
Electrical fire, 3am. We all got out, including the dog. That's the sentence I say first now because it's the only part that matters. But we lost everything else. Photos. My grandm…
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We all escaped the house fire, but photos, keepsakes, and the life inside did not. Five months later, borrowed furniture and insurance calls fill our days. I am grateful we survived and still grieving everything we lost.
There’s a comeback in this one. People from our church and my daughter's school replaced more than I could have imagined. A neighbour found photos of us on her p…
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