by Renie Bowman | Sep 20, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations before them. Boomers, as a whole, see adulthood as something that should be lived from this...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 13, 2023 | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
Ever sit around and wonder ‘Just what is the difference between fear, dismay or panic?’ Well, now that you have brought up the subject, let me give you my illustration of the differences. Fear – when you have a tiny baby in your care. You are totally responsible for...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 6, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Jim and Nick had been neighbors for years. Not necessarily close friends who knew each other’s daily habits and dislikes, but friendly enough. Except when Jim did something that got under the skin of his neighbor. Which, unfortunately happened more than once in those...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 30, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
The young lady had fallen in love. Radiant with happiness, she absolutely glowed like a softly lit Christmas tree. The young man she loved so deeply had recently admitted he felt the same. She floated through her days on air, waiting for the moment when he would pop...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 15, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
*Be continually grouchy with your family and expect them to love, honor, and want to be around you. *Demand miracles from your staff at work and expect total loyalty from them – and to just love working for you. *Be a Christian who consistently gives God less than He...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 2, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
We all know how it feels to have done it. We wanted to be brave, but at the last minute we pulled up stakes and ran for the hills. Our self-preservation the only thing on our chicken-liver minds. Then we spend the rest of our life beating ourself up for not saying or...
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