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Whenmyhusband，John，andIhadourfirstchild2o，weagreedI'dbeastay-at-homemoThatmeantwe'dhavetomakedoonasingleine.Wesdsavedsowecouldkeepwiththemeandourstudentloaofmadners.Weevendidn'tgotothemoviesanymore.
Iclippeddtrasales.Tuesdaywaswhestoresputouttheir“new”
merdise.Wednesdaywaswheanddairysearkedathalfpricejustpriortotheirexpiratiourdaymmeaesalesbeforeahiswasunfamiliar.Igrewupwanting.SoIhadsetmysightsoicgoalsthatwouldgetmeoutofpoverty:acollegeedu，aseandacareer.I'dhaddoall，yetIstillagihingswhtforme.Myfaithfeltmorelikeasafetyhaohavehopeforabetterlife.
Thingstookaturnoaphonecall.“Shelly?ThisisBillPorter，”
thevoitheendofthelinesaid.Billwasadoor-to-doorsalesmanI'ddeliveredpackagesfhschool.“Wouldyoubeiediningbackacoupleofdaysaweektofillordersforme?”
ItalkedaboutitwithJohoworkforBill.
&hingyouBillishisunusualappearance.Hisearsareverylarge.Hewalks—orrather，shuffles—sththandisballedupalmostintoafist.Aakesalohiswordsout.WhenIwasateenIwastooshytoaskaboutit.ButoerIstartedtaihequestion.
“Bill，doyouhaveMSorsomethi?”
Iasked.“Ihavecerebralpalsy，”
heaer-of-factly.IthinkheknewIwasalkingaboutit.“But…whatdoesthatmean?Howdidyougetit?Willitgetworse?”
“Thedoctor'sforcepsdamagedmybrainatmybirth.Mywillawon'tgetaher.Itdoesn'tstopmefromaplishimymindto.”
Bill'soptimismamazedme，espetrasttomyowoessimisHegavecreditstohisparents，whotaughthimastrongfaith.Theyfoughttogethimintopublicschraduated，hisfathertoldhim，“Getajob.”
Hewasn'tbeingharsh.It'sjustthatthey'dnevercoddledBill;iheyhadalwaysinsistedhecoulddoahismindtoahimgiveup.BillgotahWatkinsIncorporated，apanyeddlehomeremediesaodoor.Billtoldthedirectisinmyblood.Italmostdoesn'tmatterroductis，aslongasIbelieveinit.Givemeadyou'llsee.”
&aveBillajobonatrialbasis.HeknodoorafterdoorandheardhenBillstartedmakingsales.Hewalkedhisrouteeighthoursaday，ormore，ahepany'stopsalesmairewasn'teasy.Everym，Bill'salarmwentoffat4:45a..Hisbusdow7:20a..Billhattimebecausehedoesn'tliketodressinarush.“Appearaial，”
hesaid.Eagheputonsocks，pressedtrousersaeshirt.Hewouldleavehisbuttoned，hiswingtipslooselytied，ahebriefefriendsatahotelnearwherehemadeabustrahoselooseends.Billwouldhitthestreets，knoeverysielliheomerwillsayyes.”
Thekeyis，Billbelievesthey'llallsayyeseventually.
&wforBillevenafterIhadafewmore.JohnwasmakingmoremoIuedtosdsave.Hohadbepulsion.Istillwentthroughlifewithasense.Faithwasstillaninsurancepolistdisasterratherthanawaytomeetlifehead-on.Billusedhisfaitheveryday，gettingoutofbedahebest.WouldIeverlookatlifethatway?Evenmyhusbandwasfrustratedwithme.OneweekendJohoamovie.“Wecatchtheseveno'clockshow.”
“Honey，'twegotothematinee?”
Iasked.“It'scheaper.”
“Weaffordit.”
Hewasright，butI'tstaboutmohefuture.Itallstemmedfrommychildhood，andI'dooverethat.
&erdayastormortland.OfcoursetoBilltheoodforadoor-to-doorsalesman，”
hesaid.“Everyone'shome!”
Sohebundledupandmadehisroundsuntilhehadmadehisquota.Butthen，thebuseshadstbecausetheroadsweresobad.Hehadtohite，onlytodiscoverthesteepdrivewayleadingtohisfrontdoorwasasheetofice.Hetriedtogetupitagainandagaifallingdown.Fidownonhishandsandkneesahefrhlysatisfiedwithhisday'swork.HetoldmeaboutittheItwasasifthecumulativeaffectwithBillandhisoptimismsankiaboutlifeandstartenjoyingit.
It'sbeehatI'veworkedforBill.OnawhilethoseoldworriesstartihenIthinkaboutmyfriendBillguphisicydriveway.Ihearhimsaying，“Therearenoobstacles，Shelly.Onlyges.”
WhenIfollole，I'mabletoletgoandfeelfree.Yes，BillPorter'sfinallygotmelookingforwardtotheopportunitiesGodopensforus，oatime.Andthesedayswhenmyfamilygoestothemoviesweseethefull-pricedsholurgeonpop.
20年前，当我们生第一个孩子的时候，我和丈夫约翰就商量好了，我要在家里做全职妈妈，这意味着我们就得只靠他一个人的工资生活了。
为了还房贷和学生贷款，我们节衣缩食。
我们常以通心粉和奶酪为主食，而且再也没有去看过电影。
我们剪下商家的优惠券，并且买打折的商品。
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