Creator – Grandma's Gleanings

“The Litmus Test”

November 2, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

I was a driven and highly motivated high school student, determined to do my best, always focusing on my ultimate goal: to stand before a classroom of my own someday. But to be totally honest, one subject never lit up my interest or sparked my imagination…and that subject was science. I loved Biology classes, even …

Day Two Hundred Ninety-One “A Person”

May 14, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

There is nothing quite as enjoyable for a grandma than to grab a good book, a comfy blanket, a cherished grandchild, and spend a few moments sharing a story together. I read Goodnight Moon to my granddaughter with such frequency that even my aging brain had the words memorized. But I dreaded when my …

Day Two Hundred Four “In the Midst”

March 8, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

It was the “cool of the day,” another perfect evening in a perfect garden. Creation had been completed, the “waters under the heaven,” the bountiful ground that “brought forth grass,” those “great lights…to rule the day and night,” the vast array of “moving creatures” of the sea and “every winged fowl of the air,” …

Day One Hundred Ninety-One “Merisms”

February 24, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

He had set up the surprise perfectly. We would take a short, relaxing drive to one of our favorite scenic spots, spend the afternoon chatting and enjoying the view, then call it a day. When we arrived at the lake that day, I was his best friend, but when I traveled home that evening, …