GRANDMA BOWLER

GRANDMA BOWLER 

I had the wonderful privilege of getting to know the Bowler family on a more personal Family level...I was always in awe of Grandma Bowler because she was just that amazing.. That woman ALWAYS HAD MAKE UP ON..... Her and the love of her life raised 18 children.. I would say they were very good catholic's to say the least... one day she found herself alone to finish raising this children which she did with a loving open heart...You have to understand to be a part of the BOWLER CLAN you need name tags to keep up.. I cannot even begin to tell you the grand-kids ..great grand and possibly even great great grand children.s names ..but she knew each and every child and who was who .and you have to remember shes in her 90's I believe.... She lived thru a lot of heartaches.. and triumphs...she watched weddings.. graduations and births... and deaths too but never in all of that was her faith ever shaken...No matter what Grandma Bowler went thru her Faith in God got her thru the most difficult times and gave her a sense of peace in the joyous times... I worked for Nora so I got an inside look at the Bowlers and was taken into that fold .. and MY God what Love and devotion in a family... That comes form being a GREAT PARENT and a Good religious Person.. the Bowlers raised all their children to be good people..and when You married into that family you were a Bowler.. Regardless what the girls last name would be you became a part of this seriously awesome tight knit family that was a unit of enormous love and strength.. I had a special need child Matthew.. and the very 1st outing I went on was a Bowler Event.. I remember Grandma Bowler holding Matthew and looking at him ... like he was one of her's..she told me "how lucky I was to have him ..because.. Matthew not only had a wonderful name meaning GIFT FROM God..He would see The Angels the rest of his Life. .you see as you get older you loose your ability to see them but a child is innocent and can see the Angels all around them forever.".. I never forgot that ever.. til this day and my child is now 18.. I haven't seen Grandma Bowler in a few years but I still asked about her and kept up with THE CLAN....Grandma Bowler thank you for allowing to be apart of your wonderful family.. Thank You for treating all of us that weren't blood as Family.. Thank You for giving ME MY FAITH BACK... You have left a Legacy beyond words....you have your wings now SO GOD SPEED.... Nora Held,Camille Bowler Bradstreet, Dottie Schafer, Ginger Bowler, Charlie Bowler