results of sin – Grandma's Gleanings

Day One Hundred Twenty-Two “Maintenance”

December 10, 2019 by Cathy Winkle

When I married my hubby many years ago, I was quite clueless about a number of things, but especially cars. The poor man had to explain basic automotive maintenance to his new bride, stressing the importance of checking car fluids on a regular basis, for after all, oil is cheap; engines are expensive. A few …

Day One Hundred Nine “Pleasure to Pain”

April 18, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Oh, the joy of cutting into a fresh, crisp watermelon! This will certainly be the perfect dessert for the Sunday afternoon dinner that will follow a morning of worship at our local church. No one was looking, so I did sneak a few bites while slicing up our tantalizing dessert. After all, someone has …

Day Ninety-Six “The Compass”

November 14, 2019 by Cathy Winkle

On April 16, 1942, in the midst of World War II, the SS Alcoa Guild, an unarmed and unescorted merchant ship, was ambushed by a German Sub U-123 approximately three hundred miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Fortunately the Nazi vessel was out of torpedoes, but the enemy still managed to assault the Alcoa …