{"id":2253,"date":"2025-08-06T19:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:01:13","slug":"her-husband-was-abusive-so-she-took-her-children-and-ran-away-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=2253","title":{"rendered":"Her husband was abusive, so she took her children and ran away from home"},"content":{"rendered":"

As they say, \u201cmake lemonade when life gives you lemons.\u201d We are all well aware that this is easier said than done, but the reality is that anything is possible if we set our minds to it and work hard for it.<\/p>\n

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Cara Brookins ended up in a violent marriage. Being a mother of five, she left her husband, took her kids with her, and started over in a new house because she knew she had to protect them from the poisonous environment they were forced to live in. How did she do it? She learned how to lay a foundation, build a wall, run a gas line, install plumbing, and other building techniques by creating her own construction plans and watching YouTube videos. It sounds amazing, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

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Now that she\u2019s given it some thought, she acknowledges that it does appear impossible throughout.
\nCara, a computer programmer analyst, came up with the idea to build her family\u2019s new home from the ground up in 2007 because she couldn\u2019t afford to buy a house that would be comfortable for all of her kids during that time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone were in our shoes, they would do this,\u201d Cara remarked. \u201cI realize now that it sounds crazy, but no one else saw it like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She obtained a construction loan of about $150,000 and paid $20,000 for a one-acre plot of land.<\/h3>\n

Her children helped build their 3,500-square-foot home; the eldest was 17 at the time, and the youngest was only 2.<\/p>\n

Since there was no running water on the property, 11-year-old Jada used buckets to carry water from the neighbor\u2019s pond while her son Drew assisted her in creating the plans. She then created the foundation mortar by combining it with 80-pound bags of concrete.<\/p>\n

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The children would visit the location and assist each day after school. This tenacious mother paid $25 per hour to a part-time firefighter with building experience to handle the most difficult tasks. She remembered, \u201cHe was a step ahead of us in terms of knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The family finally relocated to the Inkwell Manor, which bears Cara\u2019s dream of becoming a writer, on March 31, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were ashamed that our only option was to construct our own shelter,\u201d Cara remarked. \u201cWe weren\u2019t particularly proud of it, but it ended up being the best thing I could have done for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As a 110-pound computer programmer, she asserted, \u201cyou can accomplish anything you set your mind to if I can build a whole house.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDecide on a single aim and stick to it,\u201d she continued. You should identify the big thing you want to do, start small, and take people who need to heal with you. That has a great deal of power.<\/p>\n

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Isn\u2019t this among the most amazing tales you\u2019ve heard recently?<\/p>\n

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