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IT WAS THE ROAD TO NOWHERE. They hadn't planned to end up there, of course.

IT WAS THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, and I was out on the field during PE playing dodgeball with some friends. I ran after a ball and ended up hitting my head against another kid's head.

JULIE TREVOR-ROBERTS didn't set out to be part of a national trend when she started her own business nearly two years ago. She was just looking for a way to supplement her husband's income and still stay home with their kids.

M idmorning, due for a meeting, I found myself bent over in pain. Although I quickly found a quiet place to sit and pray, my first thoughts were desperate: I needed to be home with the Bible and Science and Health in order to pray properly; my husband should come fetch me; I would have to explain my sudden absence to my colleagues.

I Had Been Toying with the idea on and off for a few months but hadn't made a definite decision. Immediately on waking one morning, though, I heard myself say out loud, "Connie, you are going to sell your house.

I'd Quit My Job As a Teacher to stay home with our first child. Leaving ourselves with only one income wasn't easy, especially since my husband and I had just purchased a house.

R ECENTLY, I FOUND MYSELF taking a long, hard look at my financial situation. I'd just decided to leave my job as a salaried employee, and it appeared that my reserves were running low.

FOR THIS CAUSE I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. —EPHESIANS 3:14-19 divider E nough Food To Feed a Family.

AS A CHILD, I couldn't engage in prolonged activities outdoors without bouts of constricted breathing, irritated eyes, wheezing, and sneezing. My parents tried various remedies to relieve the symptoms, including a number of medications, inhalers, and vaporizers.

MY SON was a sickly child. He had a severe allergy to wheat flour and needed to be kept on a very strict diet—one that didn't include bread, cookies, cake, or pancakes, all of which made him violently ill.