by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jul 10, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Oh yeah, Brenna was furious! No doubt about that. Absolutely amazing how the very air around her sizzled, and at the same time, made every nearby feel like they had just stepped into a sub-Arctic meat freezer. The words blazing from her firepit-mouth could strip a...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jul 3, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Ever been looked squarely in the eyes and bluntly told you are a bitter, angry person? Probably not. After all, who in their right mind wants to be within twelve feet of a bear and throw heavy stones at that huge, furious mass of muscle and bone? Nobody wants to face...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 3, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Back in the ancient days of Fred Flintstone and no cell phones, when he was a young dad and a wet-behind-the-ears pastor, Andy had a habit. No, not a habit like we refer to today. But he unconsciously used a certain phrase – constantly. “I’m sick and tired of…” was...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 27, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We were created by our God to be different from each other. We all have different personalities, likes, loves, dislikes and downright detests. Unfortunately, too much of the time the detests are each other. Why? Because we see our outlook on life as the only plausible...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Feb 7, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
You probably woke that fateful morning, assuming everything would probably run along on the accustomed track. Never dreaming – or nightmaring – that particular day would be so much different than you expected. After all, even with all of life’s up and downs, usually a...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jan 10, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Have you ever had a bad day, when everything you touched just soured? Sure, we all have had those kinds of days, nothing new to any of us. And when you had one, didn’t you find that it was difficult to be a sweetheart to everyone around you? After all, living...