by Renie Bowman | Jun 28, 2023 | Faith, Family, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Our country. Home sweet home. The United States of America since 1776. To us citizens, it is the best country in the world. At least, to the citizens who still believe in the values of our great, great, great grandparents’ ancestors who started this country years ago....
by Renie Bowman | Jun 21, 2023 | Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
My husband was walking recently on a sidewalk near our home, when he saw a male who was definitely not in good humor, coming toward him. The dude was quite a bit smaller in size, weighed a lot less, and would be no match if they were to get into a physical fight. But...
by Renie Bowman | Jun 7, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive,...
by Renie Bowman | May 31, 2023 | Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Recently we were in a lot of different churches, where we were introduced to a bunch of people and made a lot of new friends. Met a lot of smiling, friendly folks – but also a few who probably wouldn’t remove their frown if they were standing in front of Jesus, face...
by Renie Bowman | May 24, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
The batter is warming up on deck – meaning he is the next one to come to the plate to face the pitcher. The man on the pitching mound is known for sinking the dreams of wannabees – the homerun hitters who have to be willing to settle for simply getting on base...
by Renie Bowman | May 3, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
Susie and her older sister went for a walk on the country road near her home. As they stepped onto the arched bridge that spanned a rushing creek, Susie stopped midstride. Her sister, not realizing she was now alone on the bridge, just kept walking and talking about...
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