Goliath – Grandma's Gleanings

Day Three Hundred Fifty-Four “Jonathan”

June 15, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

I was living through what would be the greatest trial of my life. I was grief-stricken, lost in the depths of depression and sadness. My first-born daughter’s body had been unexpectedly overwhelmed by a virus, a virus her little body was unable to fight. She was my angel, a gift from the hand of God, …

Day Three Hundred Forty-Nine “Balloon Head Fred”

June 11, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

My junior church children would all giggle whenever I would share this silly story with them. The tale centered around a little boy named Fred. Now Fred had a problem, he was very handsome, talented, and personable…and he knew it. All the girls would sigh whenever Fred would enter a room, and he certainly …

Day Three Hundred Twenty-Four “Half Truths”

May 30, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Our culture is riddled with deception in advertising. From an energy drink that gives you wings, to diet plans that melt 10 pounds in 10 minutes, to facial treatments that promise to erase those aging lines overnight, we have all been bombarded by outlandish advertising claims. It’s easy to see through most of the …

Day Two Hundred Thirteen “Prejudged”

March 20, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

I’m not much of a reality television fan, but one video from a few years ago recently caught my attention. The year was 2009, and a middle-aged Scottish woman was about to audition for a talent show in the United Kingdom, to sing her prepared song before a sold-out auditorium. She was not exceptionally …