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 25, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Retirement. You have now become one of the thousands in our country that is having to leave the work-force. Regulations, age, or health issues have taken their toll. But you simply aren’t ready to give up the job that has been a crucial part of your life. You are...
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,...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 11, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Waking up that morning, Renie heard dripping outside the house. Opened the blinds of the bedroom window and saw a soggy lead-gray sky. Immediate reaction? “Oh, NO! A horrible, gray, depressing, endlessly rainy day. I’m going to sink into depression. In fact, I’m...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 4, 2021 | Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Early in our marriage, we were both employed at a large feed, seed and fertilizer company. Its walk-in store was extremely busy from local traffic in the spring, due to the seed and garden plants it carried. Andy was a salesman on the floor, while Renie worked in the...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 28, 2021 | Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships
Our friend, David, is a rancher who has handled and sold thousands of cattle through the years. One particular part of the job of raising cattle is Roundup Time in the fall. All those animals have to gathered up so new babies can be branded, the unhealthy treated,...
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