by Leslie Sholly | May 13, 2014 | Babies, books, death, Life Issues, sponsored
A few months ago, I was honored to be chosen as an “Off the Shelf” reviewer for Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City.  Y’all may have noticed by now that I love books.  So why wouldn’t I be thrilled to have the opportunity to read quality books...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 26, 2012 | Babies, family, photoblogging
That’s where I am tonight (and I pride myself on thinking up good titles!) Â I am ever so grateful to the folks at BlogHer for this NaBloPoMo challenge–it’s gotten me into great posting habits that I hope to be able to continue when November ends....
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 23, 2012 | Abortion, Babies, Deep Thoughts, law, Life Issues, Politics, pregnancy
In the wake of Todd Akin’s stupid (really, I could think of a fancier word but I think that one covers it) remarks about rape and abortion, and then VP-hopeful Paul Ryan’s follow-up distancing himself from Akin and downplaying his own oft-stated...
by Leslie Sholly | May 11, 2012 | Babies, Parenting, rants
Inquiring minds want to know . . . does that woman on the cover of Time Magazine REALLY nurse her kid in that position? And did she REALLY think she was furthering the cause of extended breastfeeding by posing for that controversial cover shot? And did it ever occur...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 9, 2012 | Babies
This will be short and sweet today because we are having a birthday party here tonight which means I have to actually clean the house. And bake a cake. In addition to all that other stuff. It’s a measure of just how crazy things are around here that poor...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 27, 2011 | Babies, books, Deep Thoughts, Education, Parenting, pregnancy
William (age 10) hit me with a couple of difficult topics right in a row the other night. This post is part one. Many parents struggle with how to talk to their children about where babies come from. When I was growing up, I had many friends whose parents completely...