Harvest Lane Cottage

A new year is soon to be upon us. In my olden days I always made my list of resolutions: 1. Get organized. 2. Read my Bible through. 3. Lose weight. 4. Lose Weight. 5. LOSE WEIGHT!!!!! Well, I never seemed to make it through New Year's Day let alone January before I started slipping on the weight thing. Well, here we are again, December 30th. For most of us, that means resolutions. I'm in my early forties now. I realize that for me, resolutions don't seem to work. I am hoping to work toward some positive changes. Guess what? They're related to getting organized, reading my Bible and losing weight. Such is life! I'm beginning my baby steps with Fly Lady again. www.FlyLady.net . I'm going to read my Bible daily and not worry about whether I read the whole book this year. I'm going to work on reducing the processed foods, white flour, and sugar I serve my family. So, call them resolutions if you want. I'm not. If they're ...

Christmas time! It even sounds lovely. For us, the Christmas season begins the first of December. We focus each evening on the birth of Jesus Christ. We want there to be no question in our children’s minds about what Christmas is all about. Several years ago, we sold our house in the middle of November. We were supposed to move into our new home in two weeks. Mind you, we had a ten year old, a four year old, a two year old and a newborn. Two weeks turned into seven weeks! Momma had to make Christmas. We spent the entire Christmas season and Christmas itself in that motel room watching the wonderful celebrations on the Home and Garden Channel and the Food Network. That experience changed the way I “make Christmas” for my family forever. All of our Christmas things were in storage. A friend loaned us a pre-decorated two foot tall tree. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a couple of new Christmas decorations to put about and some candles. Then, I made the most wonderful discovery in my ...