by Leslie Sholly | Jan 12, 2019 | family, Knoxville, linkups, photoblogging
I love taking pictures, and I love this self-indulgent exercise of sharing my best photos of 2018. Or maybe not the best, but the most representative–it kind of depends on the month, really. JANUARY: A bonfire in our backyard–this one was for the burning...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 6, 2019 | linkups
I love to start the new year by reviewing the old one, and that extends to my blogging. So each year I write a post highlighting my readers’ five favorite posts (according to WordPress statistics) and my own five favorites. Often my most-read posts were...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 2, 2018 | family, linkups, photoblogging, Uncategorized
And now for a quick trip through 2017, with some of my favorite pictures! JANUARY: Along with millions of women (and men!) around the world, Emily and I participated in the Women’s March. I wrote about that here and here. It was pouring down rain–an...
by Leslie Sholly | Dec 13, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, family, linkups
I’m a little late with my post for the CWBN blog hop this month. I’m pretty good about dashing off a post at the last minute, but I felt such a serious topic deserved a little more reflection than that. Out of the many hopes I have for the coming year,...
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 | Oct 24, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, family, Life Issues, linkups, Parenting
As the year dies, it is only natural that our thoughts turn to musings on our own mortality. For Catholics, Halloween is not only about pumpkins and trick-or-treating; it is the eve of the Feast of All Saints, followed immediately by the Feast of All Souls, days set...