by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jun 18, 2025 | Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
“HELP ME TO FORGET WHAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER” That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn’t it? To have total amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past. To not remember the hurt you’ve caused, and the shame you have brought on yourself....
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jun 11, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
You think that bold firefighters hold no fear in their bones when they rush into a red-hot cauldron of fire that was once a high-rise building? That police officers have no fear inside as they run toward an active crime scene? That parents don’t spend some...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jun 4, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Personal Growth
If the adult version of you originated in a home that consisted of one child, that shaped you. You very likely grew up having no real concept of ‘sharing-because-you-have-to.’ Two in one bedroom, and having to learn to accept your different preferences? Probably...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 21, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Personal Growth
The angry and resentful young man sat sullenly on the edge of his narrow cot in the cell. He had no idea how long he had been sitting there, body motionless but with his brain racing in high gear. Ben’s pulse rate and stress level had shot through the roof when he...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 14, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Having integrity. “Doing what you should do, even when no one is watching, and will never know if you did it or not.” It’s not something that is inexpensive and easily obtained for yourself – like a bottle of water. Indeed it is just the opposite, you have to...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 16, 2025 | Personal Growth, Relationships
Most people with a beating heart want to be loved. Oh yes, I am certain that psychiatrists would be quick to point out there is a certain tiny percentage of humans who feel no love and have no need to be loved. But overwhelmingly, most of us crave the feeling of warm...
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