- April 19, 2024
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A little creativity can go a long way when coping with a natural disaster. Palm Coast R-section residents Eddie and Christina Brouse got creative to reduce stress before and after the storm with their four children — all girls (Abigail, 13; Keila, 10; Maile, 8; and Liana, 6).
To check on neighbors, they went "hurricane caroling," singing children's songs that they learned at their church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where Eddie Brouse is also the bishop of the Bunnell Ward. Friends returned the favor by buying them a Publix cake decorated with a map of Florida and the words, "Weather it out!" and "Irma 2017." The Brouses also took a trip to the library for a fresh stack of reading material.
"The winds and rain and howls woke me up around midnight, and we lost power shortly after that," Christina Brouse wrote in a Facebook post. "I walked through our home and checked on our girls. They were sleeping soundly. My heart was grateful that they were at peace!"
At 4:30 a.m., though, the girls were all up and "a little scared from all the outside noises." But after the girls made lanterns, they had plenty of fun together. After the storm passed, they took a walk through the neighborhood and then went back home to build a fort of sheets and blankets in the family room.
"From what we can tell, our home weathered Irma well," Christina Brouse wrote.
