by Renie Bowman | Aug 12, 2026 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Relationships, Uncategorized
Pappa and his two small great grandsons were having fun playing in the park on a gorgeous afternoon. Kicking around a soccer ball, they soon decided to start a game. Well, a loosely-termed version of the game of soccer. The kind of game that has very few boundaries or...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 8, 2026 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Six-year-old Darren was on a first-time visit to the farm. His Pappa had arranged for him to get to see a part of this world that Darren never even knew existed. A real live working farm with all the corrals, fields, outbuildings and animals that a farm needs....
by Renie Bowman | Jul 1, 2026 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Relationships
Fireworks at home on the fourth of July? Almost a given in a large percentage of American homes on that day. If you think that getting fireworks from your local roadside seller is just too expensive? Well, they are nothing compared to the real home-made variety...
by Renie Bowman | May 20, 2026 | Family, Marriage, Relationships
If you are in one, it’s a scary thing. With a lot of anger, defeatism, anxiety, and damaged pride as shipmates. But, maybe you still feel that you would rather patch the holes that are rapidly taking on water, rather than just bailing out. Maybe you feel the kids...
by Renie Bowman | May 6, 2026 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships
You have natural abilities and inclinations. You love doing certain things. That’s normal and good. But what you love in life was never intended to be all that is important in your world. Family, friends, co-workers, church family, strangers, and even...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 25, 2026 | Family, Parenting, Relationships
Have you ever noticed that those rigid rules you insist your kids obey rarely bring about long-term enthusiastic obedience? “Mom told us to not do that. Yay!!!” Instead, rebellion later on is usually the result. When your back is turned. When your kid is turned loose...
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