Chrtistine Hostrup   Bobbi Jo Schulte   The sun rises and it
sets. Each day starts with work andends with work. How often
we've heard this story of pioneers. It makes aperson wonder were
there no joys along with the work, no dreams. Our dreams,of
course, become realities only with work.  You read all the time
of pioneers with great ambition,who built up the land, fought
the Indians, pushed railroads through andstood up to great
hardships. But what of the many whose lives are nevertouched
upon in history books. Their story only known to their
families.Theirs is the story of hardships, raising a family with
nothing, dreamingand working for a life they never had a chance
to hope for before. Surelytheir dreams of making a better life
for themselves and their children havecontributed much to us.
Christine Hostrup's story is much like the others. Shewas born
in almost utter poverty, where hardship is a common word.
Christinegrew up with the fact that if you wanted better you
worked for it.  Her parents, who were o