by Renie Bowman | Apr 21, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
You can see a lot standing in the checkout line at Walmart. Waiting patiently, your mind occupied while you run through your to-do list for the rest of the day, you are abruptly jolted back into reality by a preschooler. A four-year-old boy directly in line in front...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 14, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Saw a quote recently that needs to be read by more people: “There are only two decent places for dirty laundry; the clothes hamper and the washing machine.” Very accurate. Seems social media is the favorite place for some folks to air their dirty laundry. Personal...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 31, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Wisdom
We all see them, at WalMart, the workplace, or looking in the mirror. Maybe with a sling on their arm, or favoring a strained back muscle, or limping through the door on their good leg. Bar fight? Strong disagreement with their spouse? Exercise workout gone south?...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 24, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
What has happened to “I gotta go to work” anyway? Seems so many so-called adults have just decided that holding a job is for the birds. You hear them whine, “Yeah, I have a job, but I don’t want to have to show up on the days I got something better to do. After all,...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 17, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Two young boys were growing up on their parents’ small farm. This meant that raising show-worthy pigs and calves for livestock shows was a normal thing in life to them. The youngest of the two was small in stature and big in heart. That year he had spent his...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 3, 2022 | Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We’ve all had to be around them. Usually, everyone has one or more in the family tree – hopefully a good way away from your own particular branch. But even if you are fortunate enough to not be situated in close proximity to Cousin Crabby – you probably still get the...
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