by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 7, 2021 | Family, Parenting
On Mother’s Day, this article comes from Andy: One of my favorite memories is from the earlier years of our marriage, when our two sons were just beginning elementary school age. During those years, we often traveled in a van all over the eastern half of our country,...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 29, 2021 | Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Our family traveled a lot years ago, singing on Sunday morning in churches in another states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today. Therefore this entailed having to pack suits, ties, and dresses,...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 9, 2021 | Parenting, Wisdom
Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined child was wreaking havoc while the mother ignored it all. When...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 1, 2021 | Faith, Parenting
Every Easter there I would go, racing across the yard at my parents’ home. Trying to beat my little brother to all the brightly colored eggs that were hidden everywhere. Fun – you bet. Competitive – I can still remember whining because he found more than me. Family...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 5, 2021 | Parenting, Personal Growth
Recently we had the opportunity to have lunch with a young newly married friend whom we haven’t seen in a few months. After the usual banter and light gossip about the lives of mutual friends, we asked about his life now that he had been a husband for a while. His...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jan 28, 2021 | Marriage, Parenting, Wisdom
A young couple was deeply involved in the timeless dance of married couples since the first union, and I am not referring to sex. This was the dance of war. Each had taken a rigid angry stance on opposite sides of their ballroom. In fact, the battle for this...
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