Harvest Lane Cottage

Contentment... It's definitely an out of style commodity these days. You cannot find it in the stores on Black Friday. It's not available online on Cyber Monday. It is only available in one place—from one person. Within yourself—from God. It's available here and now. It begins with being thankful. Live today as though now is your happily ever after. It is. Happy Thanksgiving from Harvest Lane Cottage, Laura Thankful to be alive for my sixth Thanksgiving since  CHRIST conquered cancer in my body

  Happy Thanksgiving United States friends! To all my readers, May you enjoy your day, and count your blessings, and thank Jesus for all He's done for you today. We don't need to set aside a day for that. We need to set aside a life for that. He set aside His life for us to reconcile us to God  and to give us life abundantly. Talk to Him, ask Him to fill you more completely with His love. Accept Him as your Lord and savior. Your life now and forever will be changed. God bless you all! Laura Thankful for my Jesus, my Holy Spirit, my God, my family, my friends and readers, and my life eternal.

  Hello Everyone!  I thought I'd just pop in and let you know how I did with my Fall Reading List this time. I finished nearly every book I planned with the exception of The Hawthorne Legacy. I also read or listened to some extra books. The final results follow.  Fall Reading List 2023 I enjoy many Autumn activities, but one of my favorite is reading. Can't find time to read?  You should try what I call "snatch reading".  Five minutes here, five minutes there. It works well, especially if you're only reading one book and use a post it note to keep track of what paragraph you're reading. Once upon a time, it was the only reading I did.  I have to admit, I cannot limit myself to one at a time. I love to have at least one audio book in my Scribd app, a book on my Kindle, and real paper books going as well. Taking a book along everywhere gives you the chance to snatch a free moment to read a bit. Beats scrolling!  Here's my Fall List: Books I am Reading Th...

Autumn Emily Dickenson The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown;  The berry's cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf, The field held a scarlet gown. Lest I should be old-fashioned,  I'll put a trinket on. Carpe diem! Seize the day! Blessings, Laura

Thank you so much for dropping by for a visit.  I do enjoy a good visit with friends, don't you?  While we may not know each other face-to-face, I do hope you will find Harvest Lane Cottage a place where you can relax, find encouragement, and hopefully, be inspired to do, read, write, or cook something wonderful.  Most importantly, I want to share my love for Jesus Christ with you.  He is the center of my life, the center of who I am.  No, I'm not perfect.  I fail, I fall, I am tempted, but I keep going back to the One who makes me clean again. I hope you'll enjoy your visit here at Harvest Lane Cottage.  Look around.  Some of my most popular posts are at the bottom of the current posts.  More are listed in the sidebar. Relax, enjoy yourself, be refreshed.  Then, please leave me a comment.  I love it when my readers "talk back".  I won't tell your momma, I promise! Laura Lane Happy in my Jesus and in my home. ~~~~~...

I adore this funny little guy. I bought him at a craft fair more years ago than I remember for just $2.00!   I thank God for seasons and celebrations in our lives. Our existence would grow rather hum-drum if we never celebrated anything. I'm sure that's why he instituted all of the feasts and celebrations for the Jewish people. I once told my daughter that Fall ends in December; but, we seem to have five seasons now rather than four. The Christmas season has been added to the basic four. I suppose it helps ease us into winter. The day after Thanksgiving fall will disappear in my home to be replaced bit by bit with Christmas. For now, I'll just enjoy Fall and think of the numerous reasons that I have to be thankful. I could never list them all. Be blessed! Laura

  Hello dear ladies,  Every time I write, I feel like it's been too long. I'm afraid I've been distracted lately. For instance: My husband hit a deer and totaled our car a little over a week ago. Still waiting to hear from insurance, so I'm still stranded at home. On a good note, I'm getting a little break from subbing! I went to a nearby city for emergency dental work for a broken tooth.  I went to a retreat with our fiber guild. OH, it was filled with temptation! There were so many ladies spinning and both ladies and a gentleman weaving. I knitted all weekend. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to try spinning and weaving. I just don't need another hobby... especially not an expensive one!  Anyhow, here I am now to share my reading with you.    I've been listening to  John Adams  by David McCullough for months.  I finished last week. It was 30 hours long, but it was worth it. When the Bible said, "There's nothing new under the sun," it was ...