It has been my desire for some time to express my gratitude for the many blessings I have received through Christian Science. Last fall (1921), while driving through a field in a buggy with my husband and three little girls, we ran over a corn planter, which was hidden by weeds. The buggy turned over, and my arm was broken in two places. I at once began to repeat the "scientific statement of being," as given on page 468 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. I suffered no pain, although a doctor said it was a bad break, and that the arm would have to be kept in splints for six weeks. I had a few absent treatments from a Christian Science practitioner, and was able to attend to my household duties in less than a week, with very little difficulty, besides caring for my nine-months-old baby.
In 1915 our house and all the buildings on the farm were blown away in a tornado. There were five in the house at the time, including myself and our little girl, who was then eight months old. No one was hurt, except for a few bruises and cuts, although the house was completely demolished and scattered for more than a mile.
I am truly grateful for the knowledge I have of God through Christian Science, as I find it a wonderful help in rearing our little girls. At one time when playing in the yard they became interested in a beehive and began poking at it with sticks, with the result that a large number of bees flew on them and stung them in several places. The second girl was only three years of age, and I extracted at least eighteen stingers from her head and arms. I talked with her for a few minutes, and told her she was God's child and that a little bee had no power to cause pain. She soon fell asleep; and when she awoke she was all right. Her face and arms did not swell in the least.
