by Leslie Sholly | May 25, 2017 | Catholicism, Notre Dame, Politics, Uncategorized, Vacations
We’ve just returned from an epic weekend of graduation festivities as Teddy’s Notre Dame adventure has come to a close. Four years flew by, as they are wont to do when you have kids, and it won’t be long before I’ll be writing a melancholy...
by Leslie Sholly | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Like many Catholics, I am extremely uncomfortable at the thought of extemporaneous praying. Fortunately, I am married to a former Protestant who excels at it and is happy to preside over any occasions (Thanksgiving, for example) when it seems called for. My husband...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 24, 2017 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Mima–my maternal grandmother–loved working in her yard. In my mind’s eye I see her kneeling in front of her porch, setting out marigolds and impatiens in the rich black dirt she’d bought at Kmart. Later she’d move to the bed by the...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 22, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, Parenting, Uncategorized
It’s been three weeks now since Anni tagged me to participate in the #RockingMotherhood challenge. I hadn’t forgotten about the challenge–I was just thinking. Because it IS a challenge, in a society that’s hell bent on making mothers feel that...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 11, 2017 | Graveyards, Knoxville, Uncategorized
Pleasant Forest Cemetery is a hard one to miss. It’s enormous, for one thing, and it’s on a well-traveled road. I’ve driven by it many times and it’s been on my list to visit for awhile. Occasionally my graveyard trips are serendipitous and...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 21, 2017 | Catholicism, Lent, linkups, Uncategorized
So today’s post is brought to you courtesy of the Catholic Women’s Blogger Network. It’s part of our monthly blog hop and I totally would not be writing it if it weren’t. Because here’s where I peek out from under my somewhat ill-fitting...