Just Who is Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage?

I'm a big city girl gone small town girl gone country and finally gone back to small town.

I live in southern Missouri between Oz and the Ozarks. 

I have four children. My daughters live at home. My twenty-four year old daughter is finishing her master's degree through online university, and my 20 year old daughter goes to Christian college. My sons live on their own nearby. The 22 year old son and my 31 year old sons live nearby. I homeschooled all of my children from the beginning through high school. My eldest son went to high school for a year and a half.

I met my Jesus when I was fifteen, and my life has never been the same.

I married my high school sweetheart almost thirty-six years ago. We started going steady my senior year of high school. You might say we're going steady permanently. ~smile~

We have a very big yellow tabby cat, Tiger. Think Garfield with a good attitude. He is actually bigger than our little Doxie mix, Penny.  

I enjoy writing, knitting, sewing, quilting, crocheting,  scrapbooking, crafting, baking, cooking, making do, and making soup. I'm currently primarily knitting since I was invited to join a group of ladies for a knit night each week. I do the other things as I have time and inspiration.

I love to read and often review books on my blog, Harvest Lane Cottage.

I like to cook from scratch, and I adore Gooseberry Patch books.  I've collected a lot of them on Paperback Swap over the years.  In fact, one of my recipes was included in Hometown Christmas, and another was included in Grilling and Campfire Cooking. My old-fashioned homemade cocoa is in Secrets from Grandma's Kitchen, too.

I don't enjoy gardening, but I do enjoy making jams and jellies. 

I enjoy writing to encourage others in their walk with Jesus, homemaking, being thrifty, homeschooling and reading. 

Fall is my absolute favorite season. It's cozy, beautiful and warm by the fire while it's nippy outside. Unfortunately, our current home doesn't have a fireplace or wood stove. That might be something that we remedy in a couple years.

I found a lump April 22, 2017. I was diagnosed in May. My husband and I spent our 31st anniversary enduring my first chemotherapy session.  Cancer attacked my body, but I am not a cancer victim. Cancer is not who I am, even though it and the subsequent treatments have  made life difficult. I am God's child. I have been told that I am cancer-free, but my treatments continue.

 I will live and not die and declare the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 118

His Hebrew name, Jehovah Sabaoth, means Lord of Hosts. He is fighting the battle for me. I must walk this out in faith and trust. Who better to trust than God himself?

Do drop me a note and introduce yourself!
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage

P.S. I also love to pray for people. Do drop me a note if you'd like me to pray for you. See the contact form in the sidebar.

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May I suggest...

"He Maketh the Barren Woman to Keep House, and to Be a Joyful Mother of Children. Praise Ye the LORD."

and
Frightened of God... My Testimony
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