by Renie Bowman | May 20, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Occasionally we fix oatmeal for breakfast. Not your favorite thing to eat of a morning? Me neither. So doctor it up. Cinnamon, sugar, and raisins can make even shoe leather pretty tolerable. One morning we were busy working and talking in the kitchen together. Renie...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 29, 2021 | Parenting, Relationships, Wisdom
Our family traveled a lot years ago, singing on Sunday morning in churches in another states. Back in those days, when you attended church you were expected to dress more formally than is accepted today. Therefore this entailed having to pack suits, ties, and dresses,...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 23, 2021 | Faith, Relationships, Wisdom
Ever been caught in a situation where your say-so doesn’t carry enough weight to make a difference? When you totally disagree with the decision, but there isn’t much you can do to change what’s coming? I can hear the resounding ‘Oh Yeah!’ from every reader. So, what...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 16, 2021 | Family, Relationships, Wisdom
After many years of neglecting his family, a hard-working successful salesman finally took his wife on a date. Unfortunately, very conscious of the time he was ‘wasting’, he frequently checked his watch. Fed up with his inattentiveness, she finally confronted him over...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 9, 2021 | Parenting, Wisdom
Some years, and quite a few Coffeetime Columns ago, we wrote an article called Hellion Alert. It was about Andy recounting a true incident of eating lunch in a restaurant where a small, undisciplined child was wreaking havoc while the mother ignored it all. When...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 24, 2021 | Wisdom
Ever had the opportunity to spend any time on the farm or simply drive through the countryside? If so, you probably watched horses and cows grazing in pastures, and likely you have noticed something. These animals do not like to stay where they were placed by their...
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