harden not your hearts – Grandma's Gleanings

Day Three Hundred Twenty “Delays”

May 28, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

The trip, according to our GPS, should have taken approximately five hours, six at the most. This was an exciting time, traveling across our beautiful state to spend the holidays with our children and precious grandchildren. The turnpike travel was moving at a normal pace, and we were making great progress, until we were …

Day Two Hundred Eighty-One “Greenware”

May 9, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

When we were youngsters, my dear sister was always on the lookout for creative expansion in our lives. She surpassed me in her boldness and adventure seeking, and thankfully, she would often drag her less outgoing, more reluctant, baby sister with her. I did learn a lot during the lets-try-ceramics phase of life, when …

Day One Hundred Eighty-Seven “The Value of History”

April 24, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

‘We must always look forward, but we have to understand our history in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past. I have seen too many instances where people continue to pursue wrong courses of action because they do not take time to think critically about what has happened in the past. Those …