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Boiling a Toad is Only Fun for the Boiler

Boiling a Toad is Only Fun for the Boiler

by Renie Bowman | Jul 12, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom

Do this one. (If your spouse is a bit squeamish, then best accomplish this without them being in the kitchen) Catch a live toad. Fill a large pan with cool water and place the pan on the stove. Put the toad in the pan and then turn the burner on to low heat. The...
Customer Service- A Lost Art

Customer Service- A Lost Art

by Renie Bowman | Jul 5, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Relationships, Wisdom

“Customer Service” – the belief that every person walking in through the door of the store needs to be treated as vital to the financial life blood of that business. When did it become “Customer To Be Tolerated Or Ignored?” Why have customers seemingly become a...
Don’t Make Your Kid Burn Down Your Barley Field

Don’t Make Your Kid Burn Down Your Barley Field

by Renie Bowman | Jun 14, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom

Being a dad involves a definite fact. Your kid craves and needs your attention. Some do more than others, but make no mistake, every child from your loins needs you to want to spend time talking and being together. To know what he enjoys, and also to be very aware...
Want More Energy? Get Angry

Want More Energy? Get Angry

by Renie Bowman | Jun 7, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom

Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive,...
Here, Hold My Rope

Here, Hold My Rope

by Renie Bowman | May 3, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom

Susie and her older sister went for a walk on the country road near her home. As they stepped onto the arched bridge that spanned a rushing creek, Susie stopped midstride. Her sister, not realizing she was now alone on the bridge, just kept walking and talking about...
Fortune Tellers Don’t Even Know Your Name

Fortune Tellers Don’t Even Know Your Name

by Renie Bowman | Apr 19, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Wisdom

They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘TAROT CARD READER,’ ‘FORTUNE TELLER,’ and ‘PALM READER’ seem to be on every block. Look online and there are also the online psychics – the “Call me, and I’ll tell...
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