Help the Hattaway's rebuild their lives.

Two weeks ago my daughter, Chelsea, and her family experienced a great tragedy. The home that they purchased last year when they moved to Arkansas from California caught fire and burned to the ground. They are now left with little more than the clothes on their backs and enormous uncertainty.

By the grace of God, my daughter and grandkids were staying with us while cleaning, painting and carpeting their new house so everyone was safe. Even their two cats somehow made it out and were found roaming the neighborhood the next day - scared, but safe. We are eternally grateful that no one was hurt. Now, as the initial shock wears off, I am watching them try to figure out how to put their lives back together and begin to move forward starting from nothing. Everything they had unloaded from the pods they packed in California was in that house. Two new kayaks they'd bought this summer were in that house. The outfit that my great-granddaughter wore home from the hospital when she was born was in that house. Ten thousand memories were lost in that fire. The list goes on.

I overheard my daughter speaking to someone last week. She had apparently been asked a question about the fire. She said "I don't know. This is something that happens to other people." It's hard for me to imagine going on with my life when everything I own is just gone, permanently. Where could I begin to rebuild? What's the most important thing to do today?

So many good people have asked us to tell them what they can do to help, but it's hard right now to put their needs into words. Early on someone suggested Go Fund Me, but I didn't really even know what that is. As they try to get their thoughts together about what to do next, it usually boils down to money. So I'm writing down my thoughts to share with good people who want to help.