by Renie Bowman | Nov 19, 2021 | Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
An old man wakened to the grandfather clock in the hall chiming the hour. But when he heard 11-12-13-14 chimes, he quickly rolled over to shake his sleeping wife. Her mumbled response was, “What?” He frantically yelled, “Good grief, woman, get up! We gotta get busy,...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 11, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Waking up that morning, Renie heard dripping outside the house. Opened the blinds of the bedroom window and saw a soggy lead-gray sky. Immediate reaction? “Oh, NO! A horrible, gray, depressing, endlessly rainy day. I’m going to sink into depression. In fact, I’m...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 4, 2021 | Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Early in our marriage, we were both employed at a large feed, seed and fertilizer company. Its walk-in store was extremely busy from local traffic in the spring, due to the seed and garden plants it carried. Andy was a salesman on the floor, while Renie worked in the...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 28, 2021 | Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships
Our friend, David, is a rancher who has handled and sold thousands of cattle through the years. One particular part of the job of raising cattle is Roundup Time in the fall. All those animals have to gathered up so new babies can be branded, the unhealthy treated,...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 21, 2021 | Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
It’s coming around again. The holiday that one person can dread like the pit of hell itself, but another family member anticipates and salivates for the previous three hundred and sixty-four days before it arrives. “Food, man! Lots and lots of good stuff!” From the...
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