oxen – Grandma's Gleanings

Day One Hundred Sixty-Two “Looking Back” 1/2

January 26, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Sounds good, doesn’t it? If only it were that easy. Truth be told, when times get tough, the human response is generally to RETREAT, to look back longingly as we seek out smoother roads and easier paths! When Israel was miraculously led out of the …

Day Twenty-Two “Hard of Neck”

April 11, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

When I was a young girl struggling with growing pains, I often found myself with a terribly stiff neck. The treatment was always the same, a trip to the chiropractor, application of smelly medication, and a tacky pin-fastened towel around my neck. Now that I am in my senior years, it seems as though …