by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 12, 2022 | Communication, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Yep, it’s been a really tough few years for everyone. In just about every possible conceivable way. Financially, physically, and emotionally, and it hasn’t really mattered how old or young you are – life has stunk in a lot of ways. And this horrible onslaught of...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 5, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships
Extroverts. You likely wake up and crave to “just be around somebody today.” You need that in-the-same-room-with-me feeling that only real human bodies can give. Extended alone time gives you a lonely, ‘left out of the loop’ emotion within. Pure happiness for some...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 10, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Marriage, Relationships, Wisdom
The following is a man’s recipe for eventually learning to live all alone… Shoot, I really hate it when the wife’s feelin’ bad. It jest gets her down and seems to mess up her days. I’ve watched it all thru our marriage, so I know what I’m a’sayin’ to be true....
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Feb 10, 2022 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
The couple sitting in the counselor’s office had been married over forty years. They had weathered financial setbacks, the rearing of two children, moving from city to city due to job changes, and countless marital disagreements. But they had finally hit their last...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Dec 2, 2021 | Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
A troubled couple went to see a marriage counselor. After many sessions with unsuccessful attempts to get the couple to view their problems in the same way, the counselor was feeling frustrated with their stonewalling. The day came when the unhappy wife simply blurted...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 19, 2021 | Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
An old man wakened to the grandfather clock in the hall chiming the hour. But when he heard 11-12-13-14 chimes, he quickly rolled over to shake his sleeping wife. Her mumbled response was, “What?” He frantically yelled, “Good grief, woman, get up! We gotta get busy,...