We Did It
The Brookins really did go on to build their own house. “Yes, my kids and I actually built it with our own hands. Not because we knew how, or because a single other person thought it was a sane idea. We built a house because we needed a radical move to shift our trajectory toward a better life.”
Kids Join In
As soon as she uttered the words aloud, she and the kids began fantasizing about building their own home. “The kids joined in and started drawing floor plans on little notepads,” said Cara.