by Renie Bowman | Dec 4, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Four-year-old Barry was rambunctious and energetic. Gifted by God with charming smile, electric blue eyes and golden hair. From the moment those mesmerizing blue eyes opened, to when they reluctantly closed in sleep after he had raced headlong thru his day, Barry had...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 27, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Inspiration, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Little Jimmy was one of those eight-year-boys who seem to be able to find a mud puddle in the Sahara Desert. And within seconds have his body covered with it. Sandy hair falling over mischievous bright eyes, he was an intelligent, energetic kid who had a boundless...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 20, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Relationships, Wisdom
Everybody knows finances are tight today. Now, one can only hope against hope that by the time this column hits your hands, the sentence I just wrote is a lie. That by some miracle the ever-escalating balloon of inflation in our country has run into a sharp knife and...
by Renie Bowman | Nov 6, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Remember from your childhood all those stories about that man or woman “who lives right over there?” That person you knew from experience – yours or others – to avoid at all costs. Those stories varied from a witch, to scary dude, to mean as a junk yard...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 30, 2024 | Communication, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Ever listened to two people or two groups argue? Both opponents believe there is only one real truth – MINE!! Doesn’t matter how loudly the other side yells. Doesn’t make a difference how many facts the other side lays out and cites triumphantly. These volunteer...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 16, 2024 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
A grizzled old man observed with trained eyes and alert ears as the novice young man did his best to hold his own at a table filled with experienced, skillful gamblers and crooked card sharks. Needless to say, things were going from bad to worse. At the end of the...
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