by Renie Bowman | Oct 11, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
No credit taken for this column’s title today. Before it hit File Thirteen, I read it on the front of a magazine that was promoting one of the articles inside and it stuck with me. Courage in a crumbling culture. Wonder what the original author actually said in his...
by 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 Renie Bowman | Sep 27, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Don’t kid yourself. It’s not just criminals attempting to escape punishment. It’s not just a teenager who missed curfew and is coming up with excuses. Not just the employee who walks in the door an hour late, full of ‘reasons.’ Or the employer who takes advantage of...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 20, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations before them. Boomers, as a whole, see adulthood as something that should be lived from this...
by 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 Renie Bowman | Sep 6, 2023 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Jim and Nick had been neighbors for years. Not necessarily close friends who knew each other’s daily habits and dislikes, but friendly enough. Except when Jim did something that got under the skin of his neighbor. Which, unfortunately happened more than once in those...
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