by Andy & Renie Bowman | Feb 22, 2023 | Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
The little preschool-age girl, living on the farm with her siblings and parents, lived in constant fear of going outside to play. The reason for her terror? Their male goose (called a gander for those who are not up to snuff on geese) thought it great fun to chase the...
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...
by Andy & 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 Andy & 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 Andy & 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 Andy & 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...
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