by Renie Bowman | Aug 12, 2021 | Family, Parenting, Relationships
You have seen it, surely. The tomboy mom who somehow gave birth to a princess daughter who despises the dirty outdoors, but loves makeup, and high fashion. Leaving the mother to wonder if two babies got swapped in the hospital. Confusing stuff sometimes. Andy was a...
by Renie Bowman | Jun 17, 2021 | Family, Parenting, Relationships
True story. Probably countless times thru the span of history. A young lady graduated high school and was bound for the college of her choice. Scholarships and loans were in place. Her Mom and Dad had done their best to prepare her for this huge step – living...
by Renie Bowman | Jun 3, 2021 | Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
As a young boy, I would ask my dad for permission for something I wanted. Sometimes the answer was “Yeah sure, that’ll work, go ahead.” But all too often the response I received was not exactly the answer of my dreams. Quite regularly it was “No” with a firmness in...
by 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 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 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...
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