A few weeks ago, my 78-year-old mom experienced something that none of us were prepared for. She was outside eating lunch when she heard the smoke alarms going off inside her house. Just days before, my sister Grace had changed every smoke detector in her home. At the time, it seemed like just a simple chore, but now we know that small act of kindness made all the difference. Because those alarms worked, my mom heard them in time. She ran inside and found a fire had started on the stove. She tried to put it out herself.  The fire was contained to only the kitchen before it could spread…