Harvest Lane Cottage

~♥~ Someone Like you is an amazing movie. About Someone Like You: Based on the popular novel by #1 NY Times Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury,  Someone Like You  is an achingly beautiful redemptive love story. Shocking news hits after young architect Dawson Gage loses his best friend, London Quinn. Now in his heartbreak, Dawson is compelled to launch an impossible search for London’s secret twin sister, twins separated as embryos. But along the way, Dawson never planned to fall in love. • Families everywhere are making plans to see this beauti ful love story, based on Karen’s bestselling book by the same name. • Someone Like You has a message of God’s healing and hope, love and redemption. And it’s Rated PG! So, you and your kids truly can enjoy a special movie outing to gether! BUY TICKETS  today to see Someone Like You in theaters opening April 2nd and showing only through April 11th. Instagram ,  Facebook   ~♥~ Now take a look for yourself! My Thought...

  Hello everyone! I have a confession to make. I've been knitting, reading, and listening to books instead of writing! I've joined Denise @earthtonesgirl over on Instagram  for the I Love Books and Sock Knitting Knit Along. Denise encouraged us to see if we could somehow match up our socks and our book. I thought that these colors coordinated pretty well.  Yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners Goldfinch The yarn is from West Yorkshire Spinners. It was a Christmas gift from my friend, Laura, who saw me knitting chemo hats back in the day and invited me to join her knitting group. She and the other ladies really pulled me out of my knitting comfort zone! Eventually, my friend, Jill, told me about the Fish Lips Kiss heel pattern, and I was hooked on sock knitting! It's portable, small and finishable. I'm listening on my Libby app. Billy Graham was instrumental in my coming to Christ as a teen. This book shows depth and explanation far beyond the phrase, "Jesus died on th...

  The Special Blessing for You Written by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer Illustrated by Denise Huges This Special Blessing for You  by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer 9780310154761 ; Hardcover; On Sale Date 2/20/2024 This Special Blessing for You  uses words and phrases that help children better understand what God wants to communicate to them. Each promise and declaration is based on the Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6:23–27: “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”  My Thoughts: This is a very nice picture book targeted to children ages 4-8. The Schrotenboers make the Aaronic blessing easy for parents, grandparents and others to share with their children. Think of the song that was wildly popular in 2020, "The Lord bless you, and keep you, make his face shine upon you and give you peace...." The focus was not only how the children could be bl...

This was Harvest Lane Cottage for years. God blessed us with a newer, nicer home in town in 2019. It's good to remember where we've come from. Hello everyone!   I've had a lot of reviews lately. I've got a couple more reviews for Zonderkidz coming this week. Don't give up on me. I've been working at the junior high a lot lately, and I just haven't had the routine down to sit and write.  Free books and film previews provided to me in exchange for honest reviews:  Fiona and the Easter Egg Hunt   Forty-seven Days with Jesus film Cabrini film Ordinary Angels film ~ Must see! Use it up:  Knitting scrappy hats with leftover sock yarn  Knitting socks with yarn that was given to me a couple of years ago. We've been eating primarily from the pantry and freezer Thrifty Purchases:  Texas Ware melamine mixing bowl $3 Pizza stone $8  I bought four new dresses for less than $100 with free shipping. 60% off sale! I bought a personal care item at a big discoun...

  FIONA and the Easter Egg Hunt is the latest children's book illustrated by New York Times best selling illustrator Richard Cowdrey. It's a great addition to the Fiona series.  Cowdrey's illustrations have the cute factor in overload in this Easter book. I adored the bright colors, the wide range of animals, and the unique storyline perfect for Easter with an unusual egg hunt. Although this hardcover book is targeted for ages 4-8, it's a great point and speak book for younger children as well as they find Fiona, swans, bears, turtles, giraffes, elephants and other zoo animals.  Zonderkidz.com Ages 4-8 $12.99   Fiona the World Famous Hippo was born six years ago in the   Cinncinati Zoo . She was six weeks premature and was so small, she couldn't stand up to nurse from her momma. The zoo's #TeamFiona stepped in and cared for her, and she thrived. Fiona was only 29 pounds. The average baby is 55-120 pounds. She is the smallest hippo ever to survive.  She is n...

Burden bearing. I think we've all done it. Someone shares a prayer request, or you become aware of a need that you cannot meet, and you feel such a heaviness over it. It just tugs at your heart and makes you melancholy. You might be anxious or fearful. It can take many forms. The need may be your own, your family's, a friend's, or even a stranger's, and you carry it on your back even though you cannot meet the need yourself. So you pray. Then you pick that burden back up and carry it some more.... "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 Let all your requests be made known to God. You need to be like Teflon and let the prayer requests slide through the pan of your prayers and onto Father, Son, and Holy Spirit's plate to make thi...

Happy Early Spring!   This is a fabulous time of year for readers. It's the ideal time to open a nonfiction book and learn a new skill, a bit of history, or how something is done. It's also an excellent time to  slow down a bit while the world goes whirling by and slip into the land of make believe for a little bit. I have to admit that's my favorite kind of reading.   You can read in the car (but not if you're driving—unless it's an audiobook), read while waiting for appointments, read while waiting for your kids to get out of lessons, read on your lunch break, read while relaxing in a comfy chair; or, if your hands are busy like mine often are, you can listen to audio books. I listen to at least two or three audio books on Everand each month.    My point is, if you really want to read, you can make time even if it's only a few minutes . Snatch those moments for you! ~~~ Here are some books that I expect to read: Michael's Gentle Wife  by my friend Karen ...