by Renie Bowman | Sep 23, 2021 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Religion. Being good enough for God to accept us. Many do turn to religion…trying to always behave and say the perfect things. So that hopefully, their holy God will be obliged to help them handle the fears and horrible problems in life. But down deep, each of us know...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 16, 2021 | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Tom and Katie were in love. After two years of courting, Tom finally worked up his courage to pop the question. No, not the “Will you marry me?” to Katie. The real question back in those years was the one asked of the bride’s father, “Do I have your permission to ask...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 9, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Can’t you just picture it in your head? Colonel Worthington Worm called his tactical team together in a planning meeting one balmy evening in Oklahoma. “Attention, Majors. We are officially at war. Our mission before us here in Oklahoma; to destroy and annihilate...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 2, 2021 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
“C’mon, Daisy, you ain’t sick, and ya shore ‘nuff ain’t old, so jest keep movin’.” Dan Durbin urged his beloved dappled gray mare up the gently sloping land and halted near a huge sycamore. Waited in the cold gray dawn for his neighbor to show up for their...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 26, 2021 | Faith, Personal Growth
Remember the story of a certain ornery little twelve-year old boy, who showed up at school one morning with an impressive shiner? His black eye was truly a thing of brutal beauty. Upon greeting him, his teacher immediately noticed and asked him in horror, “Who gave...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 19, 2021 | Faith, Personal Growth
Are you easily swayed, duped, confused – and way too often, deceived by your own thoughts? Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger – it happens to a lot of us. The things we allow ourselves to dwell upon can very well be the reasons for our anxiety, fear, depression and...