ONW's own, Sharla Richardson, has been a helping hand and smile at Northwest for years now. Dedicating her personal time as a devoted sped teacher, she lacks no heart. She has spent numerous years helping those who may be less fortunate than her, however, she doesn't see these disabilities, the kids she works with have just become life-long friends.
"These kids will teach you more than you teach them. That's exactly what you get with the ones I work with," Richardson said.
She works day in and day out with the most inspiring kids she has ever met. Ones that fail to see obstacles.
"I guess they look at it how I view it. They really don't see obstacles, whether its a mobility disability or speech or learning, they live their life with a smile," Richardson said.
Persevering through the ups and downs, Richardson knows the kids are like any other, they have bad days too.
"I've seen them at their best and their worst, I've worked through the best and worst, we've fallen but we always get back up because they're fighters," Richardson said.
I suppose compassion is the best way to describe this woman. And like all other articles in this blog, her work and her name may not be in lights, but her character is of the highest respect. One simply cannot be brightened by her.
"It's all love for me, I'm here for what I love and money has become inanimate to me," Richardson said.
Here is Richardson's own blog and all her endeavors: http://thecrazyrichardsonzoo.blogspot.com
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