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Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com         Fireworks at home on the fourth of July?  Almost a given in a large percentage of American homes on that day. If you think that getting fireworks from your local roadside seller is just too expensive? Well, they are nothing compared to the real home-made variety –…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com         This middle-aged female had a calm about her, even though her face was lined and shadowed. Past years of unmistakable bitterness and disillusionment were still etched into her face. But yet, her green eyes shone with a love of life, and she carried herself with self-confidence. Intrigued…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com     The longer I live, talking and being with people, the more I realize that there is no one-way-only-lifestyle that is completely normal. For instance, my present lifestyle seems absolutely normal to me. But President Trump probably feels the same way about his lifestyle. So does the grandmother who is…

When most people see excavation, they picture machines and a hole that seems to get bigger each time they drive by. On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, though, this work also lets us see the ground that holds up our roads and buildings. Looking closer at what excavation teaches us about earth science can make a…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com       Four-year-old Jimmy stood motionless beneath the large bucket balanced above him.  A bucket that held a lot of cold water already, with water being added constantly from the never-ending stream feeding it. Shivering in anticipation, Jimmy watched as the water level steadily inched upward. Then it happened. The…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com     Lost terribly at the family game of cards? Tear up that score card and put it out of your mind. A silly little board game is not worth thinking about and ruining your day. But you know that. Or you should. Your fiancé lets you know that after thinking…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com       If you are in one, it’s a scary thing. With a lot of anger, defeatism, anxiety, and damaged pride as shipmates. But, maybe you still feel that you would rather patch the holes that are rapidly taking on water, rather than just bailing out. Maybe you feel the…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com     The office was in its usual Monday morning subdued chaos, nothing new about the muffled exclamations, one-on-one conversations, and general hubbub. But still, there was a decidedly different element in the air.  The reason? The new chief-of-staff was beginning his first day in the office, and everyone was feeling slightly…

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com       You have natural abilities and inclinations.  You love doing certain things. That’s normal and good.  But what you love in life was never intended to be all that is important in your world. Family, friends, co-workers, church family, strangers, and even supervisors, they are all supposed to be…