by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 17, 2023 | Communication, Faith, Family, Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
For anyone, reading and understanding the title of this column is pretty impossible. The reason is plain – I just closed my eyes and pressed random keys, so it makes absolutely no sense to anyone. Why? Because I wanted to make a clear illustration of my point: If a...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | May 3, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
Susie and her older sister went for a walk on the country road near her home. As they stepped onto the arched bridge that spanned a rushing creek, Susie stopped midstride. Her sister, not realizing she was now alone on the bridge, just kept walking and talking about...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Apr 26, 2023 | Family, Marriage, Relationships, Wisdom
Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison. Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself....
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 29, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
You’ve lived long enough to have heard a bunch of tired cliches and old sayings, I know. One of Andy’s favorites from an old friend is this; “Better hold your holt.” His meaning? Hold your holt…holding on for dear life to your faith in God. No matter what you are...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Mar 15, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
We all have done it. Whether we deliberately intend to speak those words, or they just kind of slide out when our mouth opens. But things that we should’na said are suddenly floating there in the air for someone else to digest. Then we live with the consequences....
by Andy & 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...
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