by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 30, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
For many folks, it’s that dreaded time again. The Christmas holiday dinner with the extended family. The event that causes you to have to make a choice. A choice between seeing Mom’s happy smile because everyone came, or staying home so you don’t have to be around The...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 2, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Oh, go ahead and go for it. Depend on someone else to make you feel worthy, important and likable. Hang on to their every word and gesture as indications of whether, or not, you deserve to take another breath of air on this planet. Ignore the fact that they have their...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 27, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We had been traveling non-stop for three straight weeks. It had been one different bed after another – and Renie is simply not someone who deals well with that scenario. Even though the work trip had also afforded us a fun chance to visit some cousins who live in the...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 19, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Growing up in a large family, with very little income, usually doesn’t create a kid who is spoiled by having all the finer things in life. In fact, sometimes it can mean that a child lives without having some of the physical essentials of living – food, water and...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 5, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
The young husband meant it when he told her, “We will, I promise. We’ll go. But honey, right now is a really bad time. The farm is needing so much money put into it, we just can’t go right now. But I promise, ONE DAY WE’RE GONNA DO IT.” She sighed softly, but she...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 28, 2022 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Saw a movie this summer. Titled “Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris.” If you have already seen this film, then you know its premise. If not, then never fear, I don’t intend to spoil it for you by revealing the plot or the ending. But I do want to make an observation. After...