by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 28, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Wisdom
I can vividly imagine the reactions of most who just read that title. “Are you nuts, Renie B?! Of course, being rich would be better for me than having to drive this old rattletrap of a car, that breaks down every time a wind any stronger than a baby’s breath blows...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 21, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Personal Growth
The angry and resentful young man sat sullenly on the edge of his narrow cot in the cell. He had no idea how long he had been sitting there, body motionless but with his brain racing in high gear. Ben’s pulse rate and stress level had shot through the roof when he...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 14, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Having integrity. “Doing what you should do, even when no one is watching, and will never know if you did it or not.” It’s not something that is inexpensive and easily obtained for yourself – like a bottle of water. Indeed it is just the opposite, you have to...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 2, 2025 | Inspiration, Self-Care, Wisdom
Way too often finding yourself lying awake instead of getting your beauty sleep? As many know firsthand, that is an extremely common problem for a lot of people. I won’t bother boring you with the national statistics of this plague, you won’t be interested or...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 26, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Wisdom
You are aging, every second you are alive, that is an inescapable fact. And right along with that joyous and party-mood-making pronouncement is another fact. Multiple years of aging most always brings on a certain amount of physical pain. Ready to invite me to your...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Feb 26, 2025 | Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
I realize that not everyone sees life as I do. Probably nobody sees life exactly as I do. We are like snowflakes, and science tells us that no two snowflakes are the same. So I accept the fact that what I write in this column probably doesn’t peel your banana...