by Renie Bowman | Aug 6, 2020 | Family, Marriage, Personal Growth
Some friends of ours tell this story from the earlier years of their marriage this way: We were living in South Texas temporarily, several hundred miles from our family and dear friends. While Doug worked long hours at a construction job there and had to be gone most...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 23, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
The stranger in the tiny town walked up to the sandlot baseball field to watch a group of loud and excited ragtag boys playing a pickup game of baseball. After a few minutes of listening to the crack of the bat, watching the ball sail over the heads of the...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 18, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Wisdom
Several years ago, while visiting with my little preschool granddaughter, I was going to give her some money. But then I decided use it as an opportunity to teach her about money values. So I handed her all the coin denominations, you know, penny, nickel, dime,...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 18, 2020 | Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
My son works the night shift, and therefore is sleeping when much of the country is going about their business. One morning he received a phone call that wakened him from a sound sleep. His wife, an elementary school teacher was on the other end of the line. “You...