Life is really hard. Especially when you grow up since nobody has a manual on how to be an adult. As responsibilities come more frequently and more seriously, we must face them no matter what. More if we have a family to support and take care of.
As for any parent will know, their family is the most important thing in the world. Be it their spouse or their kids. Something they are always looking for is to give them a good life quality, and for them to have the least hard times possible. But is that helping them and grow along with them that makes the hardest job in the world worth.
Meet Cara Brookins
She is a mom of four children from Arkansas. Who did something not only incredible but also very brave.
Back from black.
After two failed marriages, abusive relationships, and being stalked by a man with a mental illness, Cara needed a fresh start. Not only for her health and self-esteem but for her kids: “my kids and I needed something. I felt ashamed and I was worried that they had no self-esteem and no confidence.”
Bright light.
So in the look for her fresh start and from those adverse circumstances she had a revelation. Unfortunately, Cara couldn’t afford a new house but instead, she decided to build one for herself and her family. Even though she didn’t have a clue of how to do it.
First stone.
It all started in 2007. When Cara saw the foundations of a house wrecked by a tornado. And that is when she got the idea “It made me think, ‘what if we bought some 2’x4’s and sheetrock and put that together? What would our dream house be? Would we want to build it?.” As she thought that building their own dream house will be the perfect way for them to improve their lives after all the domestic violence.
Teamwork and sweat.
Once she proposed to her kids, who were 2, 11, 15 and 17 at the time, and they were all in. All they needed was tons of YouTube tutorials and a $150.000 bank loan and they got started. Against all odds the family made it.
New skills.
They all learned together how to frame a house, pour a foundation, put bricks together and before they knew it, they had built a house, and not any house a 3500 square foot one. With five bedrooms, a three-car garage, a huge shop, and a two-story treehouse.
Hard foundations.
After pulling out a house from nothing Cara’s family was stronger than ever. Having literally create a new and stronger foundation. They’ve all been living in their new house called “Inkwell Manor” for the past eight years.
Faster, stronger.
After being able to pull this wonder, compared to practically a modern day miracle. Cara proudly says that her kids are “now fearless. They dive into anything. There’s nothing you could suggest to them that they could not do. it’s an incredible thing.”
Everyone should know.
if you want to know more about Cara, her family and her incredible story you can get her book called “Rise.” Which will be available through Amazon on January 24th.