There were times when Darla Haro’s faith wavered, when her resolve seemed at a breaking point.
The house she so loved on Hoover Drive in Slidell, the one that she and her beloved husband, Arthur, had so enjoyed before his death 34 years ago, was falling down around her. Hurricane Katrina battered it in 2005, leaving damage she couldn’t afford to repair. Nearly 20 years later, Hurricane Ida threatened to finish what Katrina had started.
But still, Haro lived in the place. The air conditioning had long quit working and water poured through holes in the roof and walls. Haro, who had worked for years as a hairdresser and had little in savings, desperately tried to make what repairs she could…