Complex sentence: The matriarch of the family, Bessie, had high hopes and dreams for her family; however, despite her hopefulness, her largest fear is that her family will lose their home and all their possessions.
Split into simpler sentences: The matriarch of the family, Bessie, had high hopes and dreams for her family. However, despite her hopefulness, her largest fear is that her family will lose their home and all their possessions.