by Leslie Sholly | Oct 10, 2011 | FIRE
Laundry was a big problem for me in what we are now calling “the burned down house” (to distinguish it from “our first house” and “the old house”). In the not-quite-two-years we lived there I never worked out a good system for...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 9, 2011 | FIRE
Friends from school and church have been bringing us several meals each week since the house burned, and even though we have a house now it is still a blessing. I have not had time for a big trip to the store yet, and we don’t have any of the staples you need...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 4, 2011 | books, FIRE
The gifts continue to flow in from so many generous and thoughtful people, from friends and strangers alike.  Today I want to share two that touched me especially because of their link to my past. When I was in the first grade, my mother had a Christmas party for me...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 18, 2011 | FIRE
Once we received a printed thank you card for a gift we took to a wedding we attended. It said something like, “Words cannot express how much it meant to have you at our wedding. And thank you for your thoughtful gift.” I’m not kidding–that...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 18, 2011 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE
Today my six-year-old was crying for her cat, missing since the fire. And she asked me, “Why did God let this happen?” All I could say was the truth: “I don’t know. That’s one of the things that we won’t understand until we...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 16, 2011 | FIRE
It has long been one of my convictions that most people are good. I’ve said it, and I’ve believed it, and if I hadn’t, the outpouring of affection, prayers, support, and gifts we have received since the fire would have convinced me. Gift cards,...