A special lady lived on a farm in Grace, Idaho. To overcome every    1   or struggle that came her way, she went far beyond the call of duty. She was a widow(¹Ñ¸¾) with 9 children. Instead of   2   about her hard life, she accepted her fate(ÃüÔË) and changed the ordinary into the extraordinary(·Ç·²).

No matter how serious things seemed to be, she found a(n)    3   side and a ray of hope. She taught her family the    4   of hard work and the importance of education, although she only went as far as fourth grade.

Her children didn’t have material    5   , but they certainly received the necessary and

   6   things in life: love, spiritual(¾«ÉñÉϵÄ) guidance, concern for others,    7   for a table filled with food, and respect for the law. She was really a(n)    8    of all that good.

I remembered as a young man sitting at her feet while she    9    me, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” And she said , “I’ll never throw upon the floor a crust (Ãæ°üƤ) I can’t eat , for those who suffer from hunger would think it quite a   10   .”

This extremely courageous (Ó¸ҵÄ) and    11   woman is my grandmother. My mother is a lot like her mother. Many times, my mother went without a dress just so we could buy some great football shoes. Many times, my mother    12   that we should stay at home instead of going on a summer vacation, just so we could play on a baseball all-star team. My mother is the greatest cook on Earth, a spiritual    13   , a church and community servant, and the very best mom who ever lived. I’ve never    14   her complain about her difficulties, headache, and pain. My dear sweet mother   15    is a perfect examp le. It is the way it was and still should be.