purity – Grandma's Gleanings

‘The Surgical Field’

July 16, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

My vast medical knowledge (sarcasm alert) was expanded a bit today. I had been scheduled for outpatient surgery weeks ago, a simple procedure to remove a sizable growth from my left great toe. But then came the Covid crisis, and all elective surgeries were put on temporary hold, mine included. Rather than wait out another …

Day Three Hundred Twenty-One “Pastel Pink”

May 29, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Sometimes reflection is a good thing. After almost 45 years of marriage, I have certainly not mastered the art of being a good wife, but I have most decidedly improved. As I look back on those early years, I quietly giggle in the face of my total ineptness and unpreparedness. Oh, some of those …

Day Two Hundred Ninety-Five “From Head To Toe”

May 16, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Oh, be careful little ears what you hear, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little ears what you hear. I have heard that childhood song sung by generations of children, pointing to their ears, eyes, heart, feet, and mind as a sweet, childlike reminder that the Father …