by Renie Bowman | Nov 30, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
For many folks, it’s that dreaded time again. The Christmas holiday dinner with the extended family. The event that causes you to have to make a choice. A choice between seeing Mom’s happy smile because everyone came, or staying home so you don’t have to be around The...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 9, 2022 | Communication, Personal Growth, Wisdom
“I hate this, I don’t want to have to go thru this!” Don’t blame you for feeling that. But sometimes, maybe you need ‘this’. Maybe, it’s going to prepare you for something that is coming your way, years from now. Or just maybe, it is to shape you into becoming a...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 2, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Oh, go ahead and go for it. Depend on someone else to make you feel worthy, important and likable. Hang on to their every word and gesture as indications of whether, or not, you deserve to take another breath of air on this planet. Ignore the fact that they have their...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 27, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We had been traveling non-stop for three straight weeks. It had been one different bed after another – and Renie is simply not someone who deals well with that scenario. Even though the work trip had also afforded us a fun chance to visit some cousins who live in the...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 19, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Growing up in a large family, with very little income, usually doesn’t create a kid who is spoiled by having all the finer things in life. In fact, sometimes it can mean that a child lives without having some of the physical essentials of living – food, water and...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 12, 2022 | Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
A few years ago, we had a guest preacher in our church one Sunday morning. Several of his congregants also were there in support of their beloved pastor. In the middle of his sermon, suddenly one of the visiting ladies lunged to her feet and began applauding. The...
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