Everyone needs a good distraction now and then. Think of someone whom you dearly love tell us about them... like a character sketch except about a person who you know or knew personally. This should be fun. Here's mine about my mother.

My mother has made many personal sacrifices over the years so that she could better provide for her children. She gave a higher priority to our need for comfort than she did to her need for personal space. When we were younger, we enjoyed spending cold winter nights in her closet-sized room. I fondly recall the stories she read to us on those special nights. I remember how the flickering light of the television gave her soft features an angelic appearance in the dark of her room, and I felt safe falling asleep in the arms of God's most beautiful creature. Those are the nights that I will remember forever, and the nights that I now know existed because that beautiful angel could not afford to heat her entire house. Additionally, she gave up countless hours of sleep in an effort to give us everything that we needed and a few things that we wanted. Before her business became a success, she was hard pressed to provide us with food and shelter. Long after we had gone to bed, countless hours were spent sewing clothes and weaving baskets to sell. These crafts are the reason that we never missed a birthday card or a Christmas present. Finally, my mother sacrificed her time, somehow managing to attend every activity that we participated in. I never went to bat, my sister never danced a step, and my brother never fought a match without her loving face in the front row cheering her heart out. She involved herself in all aspects of our lives, and she loved every minute of it. Fund raisers, concerts, games, and recitals were the joys of her life. It is obvious that my mother has never and will never place anything, including her personal needs, before the needs of her children.

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