by Renie Bowman | Jan 18, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
The holiday fun and games were over, and we were ready to fly home. But a middle of the night message informed us our flight was canceled and we had to rebook. And we suddenly became birds without wings. I now have a pretty good idea how a Christmas turkey feels, in...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 3, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Self-Care
Were you one of us who made yourself a promise or a vow for the new year? And then look up, and it is six days into 2023 and you’ve already blown it? Or maybe, you’re one of those people who know themselves well enough that you didn’t even bother wasting brain power...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 28, 2022 | Communication, Faith, Wisdom
Nowadays, identifying with a gender-and deciding to be that gender- rapidly seems to be becoming the norm. Some parents have decided, and actually encourage very impressionable young Juniors and Juniorettes to choose for themselves who and what they are. Nothing based...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 21, 2022 | Communication, Faith, Family, Parenting
Okay, let’s just accept it. Christmastime is a confusing mixture of Bible stories, family traditions, myths, and fun Santa Claus tales. Especially for kids like little Luke. The six-year-old boy bounced happily into the kitchen where his mom was putting lunch on the...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 14, 2022 | Communication, Relationships, Wisdom
There is a popular TV show that had a character named Ziva David for quite a while. From Israel, and having learned English along with many other languages, she was often confused by our American slang. Therefore, Miss David was well known for her quirky misquotes....
by Renie Bowman | Dec 7, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Houston, we have a problem. Over-promising and then under-delivering. And I am not just referring to our government which, to my politically uneducated yet fairly logical mind, is definitely not delivering what was vehemently promised. And I am also not referring to...
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