Betty Ann Mines was beautiful in more ways then most could ever imagine. She was so very talented artistically and i honestly dont think she even realized just how many different amazing talents she posessed. Although she did all she did with the up most pride, she was never boastful or a braggart. My mother worked very hard her entire life and even when she wanted to or should have, she never complained, never gave up and expected or thought that the world owed her an easy life. She went above and beyond to provide for my siblings and I and was always by my side through the good and the bad. Even when she had no money to buy gifts and our birthday cakes and such she always found a way to still make it special. my mother was by far the strongest woman i have ever known, life handed her more then her share of hardships and broken hearts, Even the loss of one of her children and she remained strong even when she really was so weak. my mother was the most important person in my life, she had such a powerful inpact in my life. She was the stern mother when she needed to be, but also the caring supportive soft hearted mother when she knew i needed it the most. She was more than just my mother, she was my very best friend.