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BillevenafterIhadafewmorechildren。Johnwasmakingmoremoney,butIcontinuedtoscrimandsave。Honestly,ithadbecomeacomulsion。Istillwentthroughlifewithasenseofforeboding。Faithwasstillaninsuranceolicyagainstdisasterratherthanawaytomeetlifehead-on。Billusedhisfaitheveryday,gettingoutofbedandexectingthebest。WouldIeverlookatlifethatway?Evenmyhusbandwasfrustratedwithme。OneweekendJohnwantedtogotoamovie。“Wecancatchthesevenoclockshow。”“Honey,cantwegotothematinee?”Iasked。“Itscheaer。”“Wecanaffordit。”Hewasright,butIcouldntstoworryingaboutmoneyandthefuture。Itallstemmedfrommychildhood,andIdneverbeabletoovercomethat。
OnewinterdayastormwasforecastforPortland。OfcoursetoBilltheweatherreortwasgoodnews。“Perfectforadoor-to-doorsalesman,”hesaid。“Everyoneshome!”Sohebundleduandmadehisroundsuntilhehadmadehisquota。Butthen,thebuseshadstoedrunningbecausetheroadsweresobad。Hehadtohitchhikehome,onlytodiscoverthesteedrivewayleadingtohisfrontdoorwasasheetofice。Hetriedtogetuitagainandagain,butketfallingdown。Finallyhegotdo