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wanted to be an entrepreneur and ran across an opportunity

to sell legal plans, a product I firmly believed in, I did the “not
so smart” thing and just quit my job, without consulting Wes.
So, as I started my own business, my marriage was ending. I
had threatened divorce many times because I felt like we
were becoming further apart. Wes moved out and decided to

file for divorce. I was thirty-five with a thirteen-year-old and
a seventeen-year-old. Nick was still living with his dad.

Since we had no money, I sold a lot of our furnishings
to pay bills and accumulate a little money to invest in my
business of selling prepaid legal plans. I was offering it to
individuals and businesses. I also took special training

classes so that I could sell it to companies who wanted to
offer it to their employees as a benefit. I saw the value and
was excited about people being able to use the services.

However, I was depressed about the divorce. I had
such big dreams but was broke. Oddly, it was during this time

that Nicole and I signed up as volunteers to help children at
the SAMM Ministries Transitional Shelter. We used the
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shelter's curriculum to help children develop life skills. It was
good for me and Nicole to do something good together. We
both loved those kids. Unfortunately, we had to stop due to

my life becoming unbalanced.

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