What we had was built slowly.
Carefully.
Sacrificially.
I clipped coupons. I wore coats two seasons too long. I learned how to stretch meals, how to turn leftovers into something new, how to say “maybe next year” when the kids wanted something we couldn’t quite afford.
I worked part-time as a bookkeeper while raising our children so he could build his construction business. I kept the house running. I handled the schedules, the bills, the birthdays, the holidays.
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