by Leslie Sholly | Dec 18, 2021 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts
We all long for justice. Children are born with this innate desire—they are obsessed with fairness until their parents tell them enough times that the world is not fair. Well, it is a fallen world so that is unfortunately true. But I have never said this to my own...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 15, 2019 | shopping
Now, I am not one to start Christmasing early. We celebrate Advent hard and save Christmas for its proper 12 days as much as possible in today’s world. But part of having a peaceful Advent for me is doing my Christmas shopping in November. If you want to get...
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 | Dec 13, 2016 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, family, linkups, Parenting
When our first child was a baby, 25 years ago, I had very specific ideas about Christmas that went along with my ideas about being a perfect mother. From time to time when I was a child, my mother would suggest we should cut back on Christmas gift giving and...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 15, 2016 | Catholicism, family
No joke, y’all, I started seeing houses with their Christmas lights up just after Halloween. Is it any wonder that there will be Christmas trees lying on the curb by Christmas night, tossed out by people who have celebrated themselves out before the guest of...