by Renie Bowman | Dec 3, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Newbie NFL football player Desmond Watson, just out of college and weighing in at a hefty 464 pounds, needed to lose weight in order to get off the bench. After a dramatic loss of thirty-five pounds of flab, he was asked how he had managed to reach that goal. Mr....
by Renie Bowman | Nov 19, 2025 | Communication, Wisdom
A lot of people dread mornings. Life has taught them that tomorrows always bring with them hurt and worry. Maybe even grief and loss. Convinced that every new dawn brings pain, they live filled with anxiety and a sense of dread with each sunrise. It doesn’t matter...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 5, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Relationships
Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 15, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Wisdom
The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 8, 2025 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships
You know you stepped in it. Big time. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it happened. Now your spouse is hurt and angry. And they are not really waiting breathlessly to hear your apology – they’re way past that. Seeing you hanging by your bleeding ears from a dead tree...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 10, 2025 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships, Wisdom
Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s Gonna Win This Time” with their dreaded enemy of the moment. Face it, any married human female whose spine isn’t yellow jello, wants to come out of the latest skirmish with a...
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