wilderness journey – Grandma's Gleanings

“Wilderness of Woe”

September 3, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Elizabeth King Mills is a name that probably doesn’t breed familiarity with most folks. This gifted poet and writer lived her life in relative obscurity. Born in 1805, in the town of Middlesex, England, Elizabeth would live a short life, dying on April 21, 1829. at the tender age of twenty-four. That brief of a …

Day Two Hundred Ninety-Eight “A Molten Calf”

May 17, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

It would be one of those moments that would stick in our memories forever, always bringing a grin to our face and a giggle to our hearts. We hadn’t lived in our home long and were just becoming accustomed to the mundane hum of our neighborhood when the morning stillness was broken by the …

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 Eighty-Two “To Provoke” Part Two

April 16, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

It remains today one of the most intriguing and exciting stories of the Old Testament. Through an awesome display of power, God had miraculously rescued His people from the slavery of Egypt. His mighty hand had opened the Red Sea, furnishing a means of escape for His people, all while establishing a watery death for the …