A true story. A sweet surprise.
Who Says You Need a Birthday to Have Cake?
A heartwarming picture book filled with humor, hope, and a powerful lesson in resilience. Inspired by an extraordinary true story, Cake Every Day reminds children and grown-ups alike to find the good in every day.
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Story time on the porch -
Cake Every Day -
“CAKE!”
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Hand-painted illustrations✦A true story of hope✦A great birthday gift
About the Story
Where it begins
A Story That Began With Challenge
Alex’s journey began in Mexico, where he lost his father in a workplace accident at just four years old. Poverty and years spent separated from his mother after she left for America shaped much of his childhood.
As a teenager, Alex reunited with his mother in America, where he picked vegetables in the hot California fields and, for a time, lived out of his car.
Arriving in America speaking no English and with little educational support, Alex faced obstacles that seemed impossible to overcome.
Yet even in life’s most difficult seasons, hope can take root.
Growing up
The Power of Resilience
Life would present Alex with challenges, setbacks, and moments of uncertainty. But through perseverance, faith, and determination, he learned a lesson that would change everything:
Your circumstances do not define your future.
Cake Every Day shares the experiences and perspective that helped shape a life built on resilience, gratitude, and purpose.
Passing it on
A Message for the Next Generation
Today, Alex Gomez is a husband, father, and Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator. His journey is proof that where you start is only the beginning of your story.
More than a children’s book, Cake Every Day is a multicultural story of hope and resilience designed to inspire readers of all ages to dream bigger, persevere longer, and believe that something beautiful can come from even the hardest circumstances.
Because every day holds the chance for something beautiful.
Read the storyThe people behind the book
Meet the Authors
For nearly three decades, Alex Gomez and Kevin Williams have worked side by side serving people through Chick-fil-A. Together, they created Cake Every Day to share a simple message of hope, resilience, and seeing the beauty in each new day. All book proceeds support New Ground Foundation and its mission to serve young adults aging out of foster care.
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Alex Gomez
Alex Gomez is a husband, father, and Chick-fil-A franchise Owner/Operator in Cartersville, GA. Nearly three decades ago, Alex walked into his first Chick-fil-A beginning a journey of growing his English, his education, and his leadership skills. Today, alongside his wife, Filo, and their two children, David and Jaycel, he invests in people every day.
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Kevin Williams
Kevin has been a Chick-fil-A franchisee for over 31 years, and the author of bestseller “Irrational Kindness: A Crazy Pursuit of an Extraordinary Life”. He is married to his wife, Gwen, proud father of 4 children, and grandfather of 3. He enjoys a good walk, cheering on UGA, and exploring creative places & spaces.
From the scrapbook
Riverstone Parkway, 1998 
Alex’s bench at Reinhardt University 
Machu Picchu 
North Cartersville dedication dinner 
Alex Gomez Day, May 17
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100% of proceeds support young adults aging out of foster care.
Meet the Illustrator
David Estrada
The artist who brought Alex’s story to life
Every page of Cake Every Day was illustrated by David Estrada, an artist in Guatemala. His vibrant pictures bring warmth and authenticity to every page, from a Mexican sunrise and a busy mercado to a scruffy white dog named Cake.
Working closely with Alex and Kevin, David turned Alex’s memories of growing up in Mexico into the pictures that carry this story, painting every one of them by hand.
How the book was made
Every illustration in Cake Every Day was painted by hand. When the right paper was hard to find in Guatemala, the team carried it there and delivered it to David in person.
Working with Alex and Kevin by phone, David spent more than two years hand painting the entire book, refining each page through multiple iterations until it felt just right.
Teaching art in Guatemala
When he isn’t painting, David teaches art to students in Guatemala, passing on the same creativity you see on every page of this book.
It’s one more reason this book is about more than one story: the hope on its pages is being shared with the next generation of young artists, too.
From the pages of the book
A peek at David’s art
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On the way to the mercado -
“CAKE!”
Illustrations from Cake Every Day © 2026 Kevin Williams and Alex Gomez.