by Leslie Sholly | Nov 6, 2018 | Politics, Uncategorized
Confession time: I am still not over the 2016 Presidential Election. I don’t know that I will ever really get over it. To go from euphoria to despair in just a few short hours, and then to see many of my fears realized over the past two years–it has...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 28, 2018 | Everyday Ediths, Uncategorized
If you ask someone to choose an illustration of “Catholic femininity” what do you think they might describe? An aproned Mother in a kitchen surrounded by a small army of well-behaved children? A traditionally habited nun, eyes downcast in prayer? A modest school girl...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 19, 2018 | shopping, Uncategorized, us family guide
When I was a little girl, I took weekly piano lessons from a family acquaintance. I remember that she had a ring with multicolor stones that I thought was just beautiful. She explained that it held the birthstones of each of her children. Since then I’ve seen...
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 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
f you are a parent—perhaps especially a mother who works outside the home—you’ve heard all about Quality Time. When it comes to my kids, I’m more about quantity than quality. But in my marriage, it’s a totally different thing. Quality Time is one of the Five Love...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 28, 2018 | sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide, Vacations
John and I are going on a trip! This will be the farthest we have ever traveled without our kids, and only the second time I can remember that we’ve ever traveled alone by plane. We are going to San Francisco! Obviously, we are going because Teddy is there,...