by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 8, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, and was entranced as the female lead lit up the big screen. She wanted to be her. Family ties, college degrees, being...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 1, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Wisdom
There are a lot of medications out there to fix problems. And a lot of them are aimed directly at anxiety. Am I here to poke fun at people for feeling anxiety? To tell you that it is your problem and you can fix it yourself? To ‘Just pull yourself up by your...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 11, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
No credit taken for this column’s title today. Before it hit File Thirteen, I read it on the front of a magazine that was promoting one of the articles inside and it stuck with me. Courage in a crumbling culture. Wonder what the original author actually said in his...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 27, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Don’t kid yourself. It’s not just criminals attempting to escape punishment. It’s not just a teenager who missed curfew and is coming up with excuses. Not just the employee who walks in the door an hour late, full of ‘reasons.’ Or the employer who takes advantage of...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 23, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
It’s not exactly a terrific ego-booster to forever be ‘the belly’ – the body part that doesn’t clear the fence last, but still, you’re not the tip end of the nose that always goes first, either. Can make a person feel pretty mediocre at times. Whether it’s on the job,...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 15, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
*Be continually grouchy with your family and expect them to love, honor, and want to be around you. *Demand miracles from your staff at work and expect total loyalty from them – and to just love working for you. *Be a Christian who consistently gives God less than He...