by Leslie Sholly | Nov 30, 2017 | review, shopping, sponsored, us family guide
Anyone my age remembers with what joy and excitement they greeted the arrival of the Sears Wish Book. My sister and I would sit on the floor, catalog open on the coffee table, feasting our eyes on the offerings and circling things in pen as we paged through. Next...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 21, 2017 | Catholicism, family, linkups
More than Christmas, more even than Easter, Advent is my very favorite liturgical season. Part of my affection for Advent stems from my beautiful memories of Catholic school celebrations, but I also love it for how simple it is to incorporate the celebration of this...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 18, 2017 | Catholicism, review, shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized
David Whitworth has a dream. David is the founder of Catholic Door, an online Catholic store, which he has been running for almost a year with the help of his wife and kids. David envisions Catholic Door as a for-profit ministry and a tool for evangelization. He...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 17, 2017 | books, Catholicism, giveaway, sponsored, Uncategorized
When I was given the chance to review Maria Morera Johnson’s book Super Girls and Halos: My Companions on the Quest for Truth, Justice, and Heroic Virtue I jumped at the opportunity. Not only was I intrigued by the title, but who wouldn’t want to read a...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 14, 2017 | review, shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized
I was a sophomore in high school when I first discovered makeup. I remember how much fun I had experimenting back then. I can even remember the name of my favorite lipstick! Nowadays, though, makeup is a special occasion thing for me. So you might find it...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 14, 2017 | shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide
The world is making sure we know that CHRISTMAS IS COMING. And that’s why I am getting many requests to share products with you here on the blog. As a US Family Guide blogger I get offers to share with you, and a free product to try in exchange for my honest...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 10, 2017 | review, shopping, Uncategorized, us family guide
Y’all, I loved to play them when I was little. I was always begging my parents to play, with minimal success. And now that I have a kid begging me to play LIFE, I totally understand where they were coming from! There are board games designed to be fun for...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 8, 2017 | shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide
I know I always used to like to pretend to be one, trying to swim with my legs together at the pool in the summertime. Too bad this was not a thing back then. Yes, you now have the opportunity to make someone’s mermaid dream come true! Now, before I go any...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 28, 2017 | Graveyards, Knoxville
It was a beautiful autumn day almost exactly a year ago when I finally visited Bookwalter United Methodist Cemetery, which had been on my list for years. It is a large–over 4,000 graves–cemetery, and has been in continuous use from the 1880s to the...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 27, 2017 | Knoxville
Writing about hiking used to be a pretty big chunk of this blog. Not so much lately, as I fell off the fitness wagon. But fall is a great time for walking–it’s beautiful as well as cool. So to inspire myself, and as a resource to any Knoxvillians or...