For my sophomore religion project I chose to interview June Gromowski, my Grandma. I chose her because ever since I was born I have lived with her. I grew up listening to her stories and she has inspired my faith in many ways. Whenever I struggle with my faith she encourages me with God’s word and tells me he has a plan. I have always found that extremely comforting since I know what she had to go through growing up. Grandma was born on September 2nd 1936, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. She was born a twin, her twin was JoAnn, she also had a brother named Richard. Her Mother was Lutheran and her father Catholic. She was baptized on December 18th 1936 at Apostle Lutheran Church (WELS). Apostle Lutheran Church was a very German church, mostly because
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She attended Milwaukee Area Technical School in fall and in 1955 she met my Grandpa, Robert Gromowski. He was her first and last boyfriend. He was in her typing class at MATC and was the most annoying person there. He constantly kept trying to get her to join the Air Force. His persistence worked, they were married September 1st, 1956. Grandma and Grandpa had 8 kids. Richard, Daniel, Russel, David, Dennis, Patrick, and JoAnn. One baby was not named because she had a miscarriage. In our family we count miscarriages as children. Both Daniel and Russell died a few weeks after born. At this moment in her life my Grandma struggled with her faith the most. It was hard for her to be committed to God when nothing seemed to be going right. To make matters worst when Dennis was six months old he was diagnosed with Polio. For months my Grandma never knew if she would be losing another …show more content…
All of her children were a handful but David, Dennis, and Patrick were the worst. She had to deal with drugs, premarital sex, fights, arrest, and even my Uncle David being shot. During this time she disregarded what the world was telling her to do but rather became closer to God and his word. In the middle of all of this my Grandpa who was raised in a strong Catholic family surprised my Grandma one Sunday and told her on the way to church that he was going to be confirmed to the WELS Lutheran faith that day. This made my her rejoice because she knew that the Holy Spirit worked in his heart had turned him away from the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. This was a major transitioning point in her faith life. Eventually four out of her five children had children. She now has eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Another major test of faith came for her when the most important people in her life dies. Her Mother died May 30th, 1996, my Grandpa March 19th, 2005. The worst was when my Aunt JoAnn (her twin) died. She died March 5th, 2014. The night before my Aunt died she begged for to stay the night, but my Grandma couldn’t. The next morning she was found dead. From an outsider looking in I can tell you my Grandmas faith has never been the same. Ever since that day it's seems like an on going battle. Some nights I find her reading her bible at two A.M. in the morning and other nights I find her upset with herself and
She attended Milwaukee Area Technical School in fall and in 1955 she met my Grandpa, Robert Gromowski. He was her first and last boyfriend. He was in her typing class at MATC and was the most annoying person there. He constantly kept trying to get her to join the Air Force. His persistence worked, they were married September 1st, 1956. Grandma and Grandpa had 8 kids. Richard, Daniel, Russel, David, Dennis, Patrick, and JoAnn. One baby was not named because she had a miscarriage. In our family we count miscarriages as children. Both Daniel and Russell died a few weeks after born. At this moment in her life my Grandma struggled with her faith the most. It was hard for her to be committed to God when nothing seemed to be going right. To make matters worst when Dennis was six months old he was diagnosed with Polio. For months my Grandma never knew if she would be losing another …show more content…
All of her children were a handful but David, Dennis, and Patrick were the worst. She had to deal with drugs, premarital sex, fights, arrest, and even my Uncle David being shot. During this time she disregarded what the world was telling her to do but rather became closer to God and his word. In the middle of all of this my Grandpa who was raised in a strong Catholic family surprised my Grandma one Sunday and told her on the way to church that he was going to be confirmed to the WELS Lutheran faith that day. This made my her rejoice because she knew that the Holy Spirit worked in his heart had turned him away from the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. This was a major transitioning point in her faith life. Eventually four out of her five children had children. She now has eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Another major test of faith came for her when the most important people in her life dies. Her Mother died May 30th, 1996, my Grandpa March 19th, 2005. The worst was when my Aunt JoAnn (her twin) died. She died March 5th, 2014. The night before my Aunt died she begged for to stay the night, but my Grandma couldn’t. The next morning she was found dead. From an outsider looking in I can tell you my Grandmas faith has never been the same. Ever since that day it's seems like an on going battle. Some nights I find her reading her bible at two A.M. in the morning and other nights I find her upset with herself and