by Renie Bowman | Dec 17, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
Accustomed to spending Christmas Day packed with beloved family, or close friends? Or a mixture of both, in a free-for-all party of fun and food? Now it is true, most of us do have a person who is a – um – least favorite relative, but we tolerate even them on that...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 10, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Growing up on a small farm, Andy and his dad worked some long hours together. But sometimes they just relaxed, “sittin,’ spittin’ and whittlin’, as his dad called it. Those times were more than the obvious conveyed by the name. Dad used them to teach his son tidbits...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 19, 2020 | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships
January 2020 gave no indication just how rough a ride it was going to get for everyone on this planet. We had fairly-run-of-the-mill problems and successes the first couple of months. Little did we innocents suspect what was just around the corner – come March....
by Renie Bowman | Nov 6, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
A few years ago, we were introduced to a book titled “HOW NOT TO DIE” by Dr. Michael Greger. This physician wrote an excellent book chock full of advice for keeping your body as healthy as you can, for as long as possible. We recommend it to anyone who is seeking to...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 2, 2020 | Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships
A few months ago, we relocated to a completely different part of the state. Sold our house, packed up everything that wasn’t nailed down, and dumped our lives into another home in another city. Looks easy on paper. But if you have ever experienced transferring your...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 17, 2020 | Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We went for our daily walk together that evening, just like always. As we passed a neighbor’s home a few houses down from us, Renie remarked, “Hey, look, they are evidently redoing the flower bed there on the right side of the house.” To which Andy grunted a...
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