by Renie Bowman | Jan 22, 2025 | Communication, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Oh, shoot. Why am I writing about this question? Do I have a hidden ‘Go ahead and kill me now, and get it over with’ complex in me somewhere? Here we go over hill and dale anyway, and consequences bedamned. THE QUESTION: How many “I really am sorry” will it take to...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 15, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Parenting, Wisdom
Years ago, a young couple left their almost-two-year-old son with his favorite baby sitter, Miss Elva. A few days later, she laughingly told them that he had come to her that evening, dragging his diaper bag behind him. Paul was a unique little boy who disliked...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 8, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Do. Not. Give. Up. Giving up creates hopelessness. And hopelessness creates a huge black hole of depression and deadness in you. When you quit caring about anything in life, you stop living, even though your heart continues beating. Living in hopelessness means having...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 1, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Recently a man we know died in his nineties, after serving in the military until he retired and then had a long career as a police officer until retirement again. Jimmy covered his beat not in a patrol car or on foot, but on the back of a horse. At one point, he...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 25, 2024 | Communication, Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
To paraphrase a comedian from years ago, “D’ya know what makes me sick?” No? Well, I can gladly tell you. And there will be no referring to the cost of eating, or heating the house, or driving across the street nowadays. Although I certainly could. The topic eating my...
by Renie Bowman | Dec 18, 2024 | Faith, Family, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Many people do. Many people find this particular holiday season to be full of heartache, or a nameless void. They can feel a myriad of unwelcome emotions that threaten to overwhelm and sink them into a black hole. Sadness, depression, loneliness, anxiety, or just the...
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