God’s power and presence have been proved by my family for over 100 years. I grew up in the 1940s on a ranch, where we raised all of our food. I rode on a horse with my dad before I could walk and was helping round up cattle by the time I was seven. There were lots of opportunities on the ranch to rely on God’s loving direction.
We moved to an apartment in town when I was school age, returning to the ranch whenever possible. I enjoyed going to a Christian Science Sunday School and learning more about my Father-Mother God and being His image and likeness—spiritual, not material. My study of Christian Science and my ranch experience helped me in my future employment. I was often the only woman on my company’s staff and was able to work jobs equal to the men. This was unusual in the 1950s and ’60s, but by turning to God and listening for His direction, I was recommended for several jobs at different times.
This idea from Proverbs provided me with wonderful direction: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (3:5, 6).
