The family told FOX31 that what the destructive fire spared can only be described as a sign from God: A picture of Jerusalem was left untouched by the blaze.
Five days after the fire tore through the home in Aurora, Colorado, Renee Unruh is letting it all sink in.
She said, “This is my mom’s house. She’s 70 years old,” “She’s also had a nest egg for her, us and her grandchildren.”
Saturday around noon, that changed for the family. A space heater tipped over, caught on fire.
There’s not much left of the home where the family made memories for three decades.
Unruh said, “There is nothing but soot and piles of things to show for any of that, that’s the most devastating part about everything that we’re going through.”
Unruh’s sister, their two dogs and her mother, who uses a wheelchair to get around, all were able to escape the blaze.
Among the rubble left behind: a colorful picture of Jerusalem, which stood out from the ashes.
She added, “The only one thing that survived was just a freak incident, a work of God to know there is hope, just like our father has gone and helped everyone rebuild and keeping that faith.”
Faith is what’s keeping her going. While Unruh is figuring out what comes next, she knows no matter what it is, she will face it together with her family.