Winner #3 (Age

55+)

I think Mother

of the Year should be my grandmother and mother Sandra Sanders. She adopted

my brother and me and has taken care of us since we were babies. She always

puts us first before her. She has just lost her job at Aberdeen Woods

Conference Center for lack of work where she has been 9 years and really

needs to feel good. She said when one door is closed another opens for

the better. It is just waiting and that builds patience and makes you

appreciate things more. She had worked at another company for 18 years

when they had a lay off and she lost that job. She is 58 years old and

has always worked.

My grandmother

and mother is Sandra Sanders. She always makes us feel special. On any

day like Valentine's, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Christmas, etc., she

packs our lunch that week with special treats and colors. Like this past

St. Patrick's Day she got green bread for our sandwiches, green cookies,

green drink, green apple and this is just one way she makes everything

special. She always sees that we have what we need and things we want.

She had taught us about God and taught us to treat everyone with respect

and caring. She has taught us to volunteer with March of Dimes, to take

clothes and food for the needy. She had taught us that we need a good

education to make a good life for us. Our church, Prince of Peace Lutheran

Church, is a very important part to her and to our family.

She had taught

priorities on what comes first and that is church, family, work and play.

She says do things that make you feel good about yourself, think about

what you do, if it is something you want to hide or not tell anyone about

it is something you don't want to do. She has taught us to shop wisely

and not to waste money. To look for good things at lower prices. She is

involved with our school to help when needed and always attends everything

we are in taking pictures and more pictures. When we go on vacation it

is always the whole family not just her and my grandpa. She says where

we go you go, where you go we go.

I love her

very much and want her to know that she is special and loved and that

we appreciate all that she does for my brother and me and my grandpa.

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