Life of Bill Fowle Memorial Fund

This a memorial fund to help Ron and JoAnn Fowle pay for the funeral costs of their shinings star that truly found his way to God over the last year and finally gets to meet Him Face to face. Bill will be missed by many, remembered by many, and cherished by many. He leaves this imperfect world for the perfect one, and all who loved him know his passion for life and his family was limitless. We may have been born of different mothers, but he was my brother. We shared laughs, shared tears, shared struggles, shared joys. Our lives took us on different paths, but our roads were parallel across the same obstacles and scenery. If you have some spare change to help out, anything I'm sure will be helpful. On our last day together last week, a few minutes after this photo was taken, we discussed hardship and frustration about life's path, and I said to him "man, it's just footprints in the sand, footprints." He looked at me quizzically "what do you mean?" I said, "you know, the story about walking with Jesus along the beach." He informed me that he knew of no such story. I butchered it a bit while we were walking, but for the reminder, I will quote it below in its entirety. As I choked up to get the final line in, "... it was then I that I carried you my son." We both couldn't take it anymore. It was a powerful moment, and I would never imagine that I would be the first to share that with someone that truly needed those words, at that moment. I felt like I was working for God at that moment, speaking for Him, the words he needed to hear. I wish that I knew of his struggles sooner as I feel we could have helped each other through dialogue and open hearts. I have a hard time breathing. Love you my brother. ---------------------------------- Footprints in the Sand. One night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life. This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it: "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why, when I need you most you would leave me." The Lord replied: "My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." by Mary Stevenson