by Renie Bowman | Dec 30, 2021 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Face it, our floors here in the Midwest get freezing cold in the wintertime. So cold that you really can’t just ignore them. “I’ll just mosey into the kitchen in my bare feet and get me a cup of coffee and make myself a sandwich. It’s only minus 15 degrees on my tile...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 23, 2021 | Faith, Relationships
Years ago, songwriter Mac Davis penned the lyrics to a song about a tiny orphan girl who evidently longed to experience being loved. In the song, “WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU” she writes a note containing those words, and it into the wind. A lonely old man...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 16, 2021 | Faith, Family, Wisdom
Ever had a three-year-old appear on your front porch with dazzled little eyes in a glowing face and pipe up, “Oh, wow! Ya’ll have Christmas!” I’m sure you have, and we did, too. Our tiny grandson had come visiting us for the holiday, and he was excited. He was blown...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 9, 2021 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Okay, so you are not a Miss America, hiding out in blue jeans. And you, sir, will never be the world’s next millionaire, with shoulders wide enough to make you have to slide sideways through the doorway. But you are YOU. And that, my friend, is enough to cause you to...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 2, 2021 | Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
A troubled couple went to see a marriage counselor. After many sessions with unsuccessful attempts to get the couple to view their problems in the same way, the counselor was feeling frustrated with their stonewalling. The day came when the unhappy wife simply blurted...