by Renie Bowman | Oct 1, 2026 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Uncategorized
You were born, and you will die. That sentence is just plain, bare fact. And everything that you’ve done in between those two momentous dates have come together to create your life. From learning as a newborn how to manipulate your mom into holding you constantly...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 23, 2026 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
“TEN TRUE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE DESPISE” Forgiveness given to someone who treated you badly is necessary to get over the hurt. Your forgiveness doesn’t do a thing for their emotional health, but it frees you from the prison you are living in. Drinking alcohol is...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 2, 2026 | Family, Inspiration, Parenting
So. You are a parent of a five-foot five-inch, sixteen-year-old son. A son whose dream is to be a professional basketball player. Who lives and breathes the game of basketball. He eats his breakfast with his ball tucked under one arm. And sleeps with it nestled on the...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 27, 2026 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Inspiration
Would you knowingly hesitate to find shelter until you saw a huge tornado was only thirty feet from you? Would you wait until your three-year-old was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake, to finally take it away from him? How about your house mortgage? Would you...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 19, 2026 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Self-Care
Have you ever had the chance to watch quail in the evening when the sun is setting? Those tiny birds make it very clear; they want home. And home to them usually means gathering in a circle of other quail, with their heads toward each other and tails outward. If you...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 22, 2026 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Wisdom
The elderly president had been with the company for so many years that no employee there could remember a time he wasn’t slumped over his desk, muttering about the ineptness of the younger generation. It was true, he was extremely knowledgeable of the company and all...
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