depression – Grandma's Gleanings

Day One Hundred Eighty-Four “Your Song”

February 17, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

There are many ways of making music. What matters is the song in your heart. I was touched as I read this quote in passing today. Supposedly they were spoken to a young lad many centuries ago, a boy who had a deep desire in his heart to make music, to sing or to …

Day Seventy-Eight “Egg Whites”

October 27, 2019 by Cathy Winkle

Nothing jolts a memory quite like a familiar smell, taste, or flavor. I was transported back in time today while adding eggs to a recipe. Yes, eggs! My favorite childhood breakfast was my mom’s eggs-over-easy. I can still hear the butter sizzling on the hot skillet, the crack of the eggs, Mom’s sweet voice …

Day Twenty-Six “Heaviness”

September 4, 2019 by Cathy Winkle

Oh, no! It’s a P.E.S. (Plant Emergency Situation)! I surround my deck with plants and ferns during the summer months; it’s my own personal oasis where I can enjoy a good book, spend some time with God, or just relax on a clear, summer evening. One evening I noticed that my treasured daisy plant …