Jossalene Dorford-character

CHARACTER INTERVIEW / PROFILE

Name:

Background
Birthday:April 12,1953
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Parents: Henry and Hazel Johanson Pastors, Heavy on outreach
What was important to the people who raised him: Living a holy life and in God's will.
Siblings: Brother and sister
Economic/social status growing up: Upper lower class
Ethnic background: White/ Scandanavian
Places lived: Colorado, So. ILL, Wi and MN
Current address and phone number:
Education: H.S. and some Adult Ed classes
Favorite subject in school: Choir
Special training:
Jobs: Clerical did the books for her husband's business
Salary:
Travel: very little traveling after married. Went to Church conventions a few times a year.

Friends:
How do people view this character: Favorable
Lives with: Alone now that last daughter left to work out of state
Fights with: no one
Spends time with: Church people, and just joined a REd Hat group
Wishes to spend time with:
Who depends on her and why: family depends on her motherly advice. They all love her.
What people does she most admire:
Enemies:
Dating, marriage: widowed
Children: 2 daughters 1 son
Relationship with God: Devout christian. Holiness

Overall outlook on life:
Does this character like himself: yes. comfortable with herself.
What, if anything, would he like to change about his life: grey hair and wrinkles
What personal demons haunt him: wishes she could have recognized her husband's pancreatic cancer
Is he lying to himself about something: When she senses God asking is she will move to a place he determines, she hesitates. When she reads about Ruth, and senses God asking if she would marry again, she says No, that can't be God asking her that.
Optimistic/pessimistic:Optimistic
Real/feigned: Real
Morality level: Very High. Believes that God's will surpersedes and walking a holy way is important.
Confidence level: Med. Confident in some things not in others
Typical day:

Physical appearance
Body type: Curvy. about 20 pounds heavier than she'd like
Posture: Straight Tall
Head shape:
Eyes: Blue
Nose:
Mouth: wide and smiles easy
Hair: Grey. Soft but thicker
Skin: med. Has good skin but age is catching up
Tattoos/piercings/scars:
Voice: low and sexy
What people notice first: Her smile and it reaches her eyes. She smiles with her eyes
Clothing: Modest, Conservative but sometimes a little edgy
How would he describe herself: Blendable
Health/disabilities/handicaps: none

Characteristics
Personality type (choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholy): semi out going, not afraid to step out and speak for and to others in most circumstances
Strongest/weakest character traits: Creative, thinks outside the box most times/ takes on too much, not good a time management but good at organizing events and people.
How can the flip side of her strong point be a weakness:
How much self-control and self-discipline does she have: sometimes too quick to answer. Speaks without thinking,
What makes him irrationally angry: nothing. Slow to anger.
What makes him cry: almost everything, Songs, kids singing, puppies,
Fears:
Talents: good singing voice. Great at creating drama events, atristic eye.
What people like best about her: Fun to talk to. Has great ideas.

Interests and favorites
Political leaning: conservative
Collections: tea pots
Food, drink: international, Mex, Thai, Medeterranian
Music: So Gospel, 60's-90's, Spiritual
Books: Romance, mystery and suspense
Movies: Romance, mystery, thriller
Sports, recreation: biking, tai chi
Did he play in school:
Color:
Best way to spend a weekend: reading, or driving on a road trip
A great gift for this person: Tea, books,
Pets: 0
Vehicles: small economy car
What large possessions does he own (car, home, furnishings, boat, etc.)
and which does he like best:

Typical expressions
When happy:
When angry:
When frustrated:
When sad:

Idiosyncrasies:
Laughs or jeers at:
Ways to cheer up this person:
Ways to annoy this person: don't follow through
Hopes and dreams: to spread the gospel in any way she can
How does he see himself accomplishing these dreams: Helps with the church's outreach, SS and Choir
What’s the worst thing he’s ever done to someone and why:
Greatest success:
Biggest trauma: Husband dies of Pancreatic cancer
Most embarrassing thing that ever happened to him:
What does he care about most in the world:
Does he have a secret: secretly would like to have a male friend. Not necessarily a husband
If he could do one thing and succeed at it, what would it be: own an DYI shop
He is the kind of person who:
What do you love most about this character:
Why will the reader sympathize with this person right away: SHe's just like most women
How is the character ordinary or extraordinary: She is ordinary. What christian women would like to be
How is his situation ordinary or extraordinary: God put them there to meet.

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Corresponding psychological maneuver (delusions, obsessions,
compulsions, addictions, denials, hysterical ailments, hypochondria, illnesses,
behaviors harming the self, behavior harming others, manias, and phobias):
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