by Renie Bowman | Feb 15, 2023 | Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Kids, even the adult versions, display the effects of the greatest influences in life…their parents. It can show up in being a mirror image of a parent, becoming similar in actions and reactions. Or it can have the opposite effect. Sometimes, a person may decide that...
by Renie Bowman | Feb 8, 2023 | Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
You hear a lot of ‘loving’ being mentioned. “I love my truck…my chocolates, my family… playing golf…going to the movies, drinking beer, etc.” You name it, each one of us has someone or something that we say we love. Really? The dictionary explains the word ‘love.’...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 25, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Years ago, as elementary students at a tiny country school, our bus driver took us to school in his huge station wagon. That meant we kids got to talk with him for an entire hour – both ways. Good-natured and chatty, he would entertain us as he drove. True stories,...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 18, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
The holiday fun and games were over, and we were ready to fly home. But a middle of the night message informed us our flight was canceled and we had to rebook. And we suddenly became birds without wings. I now have a pretty good idea how a Christmas turkey feels, in...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 11, 2023 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
I read this again the other day. “I will NEVER quit fighting to win against the enemy in my life. After all my bullets are gone from shooting my gun, then I’ll throw that blasted thing at ‘em. When that doesn’t work, then I’ll use my body to punch, kick and bite my...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 14, 2022 | Communication, Relationships, Wisdom
There is a popular TV show that had a character named Ziva David for quite a while. From Israel, and having learned English along with many other languages, she was often confused by our American slang. Therefore, Miss David was well known for her quirky misquotes....
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