by Leslie Sholly | Nov 26, 2018 | Babies, book review, books, Catholicism, death, Deep Thoughts, giveaway, Giveaways, Life Issues, marriage, Parenting, pregnancy
Ten years ago, I lost our sixth and last baby in an early miscarriage, a baby who was planned, wanted, loved. I’ve never written about it here. In a very dark period of my life during which I lost first the baby, then my dream home, and finally almost every...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 4, 2018 | books, Catholicism, death, family, Graveyards, Knoxville
Remember summer? It seems so long ago! Not the hot part–that lasted well into October here–but the not-being-in-school-and-having-daily-adventures part, which ended for us in early August. We’ve had adventures since then, if not so many; what I lack...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 2, 2018 | books, Catholicism, pregnancy, review
One of the coolest things about blogging is getting free books in exchange for sharing my honest opinion of them here. As I might have mentioned, I love books. I love them so much that I have big stacks of them and so sometimes I don’t review them as quickly...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 1, 2018 | books, Catholicism
It is a secret to no one who knows me, whether on social media or in real life, that I love Pope Francis. So when I was offered the opportunity to review a picture book about him, I jumped at it. I didn’t jump on the reviewing part quite as quickly as I...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 8, 2018 | books, Catholicism, review, Uncategorized
Eve. The first woman. The mother of all the living. Adam’s companion. What do you think of when I say her name? How do you picture her? Are your thoughts positive–or negative? When I was offered a copy of this book by a representative of Franciscan...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 27, 2018 | books, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths
“For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery There was once a sad and solitary man named Mr. Hatch. He lived...