by Leslie Sholly | May 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The popularity of Facebook has made the concept of community-building via the internet commonplace. But for most of us, our Facebook friends are people we know in real life, even if we haven’t seen them in a long time or do not know them very well. The idea of...
by Leslie Sholly | May 1, 2010 | Knoxville, Vacations
I love walking, but I like to walk SOMEWHERE. That’s something I miss since our move from an urban neighborhood with sidewalks and shopping, parks, and more within just a few blocks, to a suburban home on a dangerous road with no sidewalks at all and no safe way...
by Leslie Sholly | May 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
If you are a mother, you remember how excited you were to hear your baby say, “Mama,” for the first time. Today my friend Katie got to experience that joy again, but infinitely multiplied, when Henry woke up and said, “Hi, Mama.” Praise God! But please keep praying,...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our new home was not the first home built on this property. Ours was built around 1960 by a man who grew up in this little yellow house that still stands (just barely) in the woods behind us. Anyone who knows me would realize that if I think an old house is too far...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
. . . for my friend Katie, and her 18-year-old son, who is in the ICU in critical condition after being brutally assaulted. She is the mother of five (one in utero) and I know that she is just devastated by this. Thanks. Share this:TweetShare on...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 27, 2010 | Abortion, Catholicism, Euthanasia, Life Issues, Politics, Reprints, War
This is a reprint of the very first column I had published in The East Tennessee Catholic. Although it appeared in late 2001, I had actually written it over two years before, as one of three sample columns which were rejected by the then-editor. What does it mean to...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
When we were preparing for our wedding, around 21 [now over 28] years ago, I made sure to register for a 12-piece place setting of everyday dishes and flatware, because I planned on having lots of kids. We requested Pfaltzgraff stoneware, which seemed like it would...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 27, 2010 | Knoxville
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by Leslie Sholly | Apr 27, 2010 | Education, Parenting
Catchy title, huh? Seriously, though, I just don’t think homeschooling is as hard as many people seem to think it is. Or at least it doesn’t have to be. Let me tell you how I approached it. When I decided to keep Jake home for fourth grade, I registered...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 23, 2010 | Education, Parenting, Uncategorized
. . . .wherein I share my foolproof secrets for teaching kids to read early and often–NOT! The truth is, I’ve never taught a kid to read, not from scratch so to speak, and I don’t know what the best way is or even if there is a best way. My mother...