by Andy & Renie Bowman | Dec 20, 2023 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
It’s arrived. The Holiday of holidays for many. The month-long season of excitement, fun and anticipation. But there is another perspective on the Christmas season, and it’s not one of joy and family. For many, it brings memories of long-past years, when they too had...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 1, 2023 | Faith, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Wisdom
There are a lot of medications out there to fix problems. And a lot of them are aimed directly at anxiety. Am I here to poke fun at people for feeling anxiety? To tell you that it is your problem and you can fix it yourself? To ‘Just pull yourself up by your...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 4, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Care, Wisdom
She finally looked up from her computer and stretched her neck after several hours of working nonstop. As she glanced around the room, she noticed the blinds were still open on the window of her home office, giving her a clear view of the falling evening twilight....
by Andy & 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 Andy & 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 Andy & 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...