Wildfires continue sweeping across Southern California. Some families are returning home to find their houses are completely 1 and many things turned to dust and ashes. It's 2 , but stories of hope, like the one from this Ventura County couple, are beginning to 3 .
Jim and Lily Myers had been 4 from their home, and when they returned, they didn't 5 to find any things after the big fire. The couple had a safety box. However, when they opened it, it seemed that everything was 6 . Still, the firefighters on-site helped them check the safety box carefully 7 there was anything that can be saved. Jim continued to 8 the remnants(遗留物), and by doing so, he found his wife's wedding ring.
9 , Jim got down on one knee and re-proposed (再次求婚) to Lily, proving that in times of 10 , acts of love win the victory. "It was truly 11 that he found it. I had thought we had 12 it because everything else was totally damaged," Lily says.
The wildfires in Southern California have burned 230, 000 acres of land, including parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. There are several organizations that looking for 13 and contributions. "The 14 from the people in the city of Ventura was touching," Lily says. And she advises those who want to offer help to give away 15 , because most people have so many things to replace after big disasters.
