goodness of God – Grandma's Gleanings

Desire Delayed, Desire Delivered

July 20, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

The long trek would become a regular event, a family holiday of sorts. When our youngest son chose a college in Florida, we knew that we would soon have to adapt to the nineteen-hour trip from our living room to his dorm room. To make the trip a bit more bearable, we would schedule our …

Day Two Hundred Fifty-One “The Pit”

April 25, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Grandma, Grandma, came the hushed summons from down the hallway, I need a Kleenex. I had already lumbered down that hallway a number of times that evening: the I-need-a-drink trauma, the ever popular I-have-to-go-potty emergency, and this time would involve a much-needed tissue to wipe a drippy nose. I brought him the whole box …

Day Two Hundred Thirty-One “Trust Me”

April 6, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Life is filled with those uncomfortable, unnerving occasions when we are forced to trust another person, even though we may not fully understand the process. My son-in-law is a classic case in point. He is one of those computer nerds, one of those lofty individuals who truly understands all that techno-gibberish. On a recent …