Mom lost everything in the fire.

***This GoFundMe account is the ONLY official account that will directly benefit my mother in her time of need.***

My name is Crystal Bowersox. I live in Nashville, TN, but I am originally from NW Ohio. This was my childhood home, belonging to my mother, Kelly Bowersox. What was once a rustic, well-lived in farmhouse, given to  her by her father, is now nothing but a pile of unsalvageable debris. This was where I first learned to play the guitar. This home is where I wrote my first poems and songs and learned to sing and play the piano. This is the place I first acquired my love of the land and of nature, to fish and canoe in the nearby creek, where I learned to drive my mom's old pickup in the fields. This is the place where I first learned to mind my manners, and then was taught when it's important to not mind them at all.

This home, that no longer exists except within the depth of the memories in my mind and within our family home videos, was an integral part of what has shaped me into the woman I am today. 

My mother, thank God, was not there at the time of the fire, but she has lost absolutely everything. My heart aches for her, and for the loss of the irreplaceable family heirlooms and photos.  Above all, she is ok, and the rest is just stuff.  It will be a hard road ahead for her, but I know that by the grace of God and the generosity and kindness of the strong community and strangers alike, everything will be alright.   

I am setting up this account to help her through this difficult time. We are currently working on sorting through the details of her homeowner's insurance policy to see what will become of that, and it will take some time.

Until then, the money raised here on this GoFundMe page will be used for a variety of things during the next few weeks/months:

To purchase food - replace medicines -replace other household items - clothing - to help with any immediate needs she may have - to help pay for clean-up tools and supplies - gloves, shovels, rakes, replacement parts to tools being used in clean up effort, etc.   - demolition costs - relocation fees - fees to replace lost titles, lost birth/death certificates, etc., and a long list of other things that you don't realize are necessary until you've lost your entire home and place of existence. 

I will be posting updates as her situation improves.

While I am financially stable, I am by no means a millionaire. My son and I have what we need, and not much more. I cannot afford to rebuild this for her by selling CD's and T'shirts, as much as I wish that I could right now. I have put my life on hold for the moment to be there for her in whatever ways that I can. 

God bless you and thank you for helping my mother during this difficult time. 

-Crystal Bowersox