Harvest Lane Cottage

Easy Morning Breakfast Casserole This yummy dish is straight forward and to the point.  It’s got a down home flavor my kids really like. Now that my children are grown, and two of them are over six foot tall, I make a double batch and put it in a glass roasting dish to bake. 1 lb. Sausage 6 eggs 2 cups of milk 2 slices of bread 1 cup of shredded cheese Add some chopped green peppers and chopped onions if you like, we always do! Brown sausage and drain well. Beat eggs, and add the milk. Gently stir in the shredded cheese, sausage, and torn up bread pieces. This is the time to add the green peppers and onions if you’d like. Put it in 13 x 9 pan which has been sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate overnight. Put it in a  cold  oven the next morning and Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Insert a knife in the middle to check doneness. It should come out clean. This is great with salsa.

I feel especially close to my mama and my grandmamas at Christmas time. There are so many precious memories. Alas, all I have of them is the memories. I love Christmas time best. The joy extends back into September as I review Christmas books, October as I begin crafting and listening to Christmas music, November as I begin preparing our home for the holidays, and of course December when I try to focus on our savior Jesus and enjoy the decorations, friends, and all of the above. This season has been a little challenging. It's all new. New house, no children in the house (youngest is 18 now), change of activities, lots of baking for activities, visiting with friends, and me still recovering from surgery. Add to this needing to wait to buy Christmas gifts until the last minute, and it's been interesting. I've spent a lot of time knitting a pair of socks for my husband, and frankly, I haven't felt much like writing. I hope you haven't given up on me. ~smile~ W...

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... Jesus Christ on the Cross! From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. -The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ. -Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments. -Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love. -The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John . -The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament. -The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. -Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, E...

Please enjoy this story that I share each year.... Photo copyright Amy Lane Photography used by permission.  A Christmas Miracle on the Frontier      I remember a day one winter that stands out like a boulder in my life. The weather was unusually cold; our salary had not been regularly paid and it did not meet our needs when it was. My husband was away much of the time, traveling from one district to another. Our boys were well, but my little Ruth was ailing and at best none of us were decently clothed. I patched and re -patched, with spirits sinking to the lowest ebb. The water gave out in the well and the wind blew through the cracks in the floor.      The people in the parish were kind, and generous too, but the settlement was new and each family was struggling for itself. Little by little, at the time I needed it most, my faith began to waver. Early in life I was taught to take God at His word, and I thought my lesson was ...

On my knitting needles... on my  Scribd app ! Knitting and reading in my free time and little bits of snatched time is one of my favorite ways to enrich my life. I love to listen to the Bible, to a non-fiction book that can help me learn, or to a novel to pass the time as I knit or work around the house. Do you have any favorites? Here are the things that I'm listening to this week: Job on Bible.com Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson on  my Scribd app . You can see other books  I'm making progress  on them on Goodreads. While I listen or watch videos, I am knitting a baby hat for Life Choices Crisis Pregnancy Center.  Pattern Barley Light by Tin Can Knits Yarn is Paton's Kroy Socks in Turquoise Jacquard I've spent lots of time sitting and reclining during my recovery time. It's nice that my head has cleared enough that I can do some things that allow me to give to others in need. I think knitting for charity and praying...