by Leslie Sholly | Jan 16, 2018 | Babies, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Parenting
Growing up Catholic, if I thought about the word “vocation” at all, it was in the context of a call to the priesthood. We were encouraged to pray for more vocations because of the looming shortage of priests. And this sense of vocation as a specifically...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Highlight of my day: Visiting with my precious nephew Leo. He’s a little blurry, because he is always in motion, but isn’t he darling? Share this:TweetShare on...
by Leslie Sholly | May 11, 2012 | Babies, Parenting, rants
Inquiring minds want to know . . . does that woman on the cover of Time Magazine REALLY nurse her kid in that position? And did she REALLY think she was furthering the cause of extended breastfeeding by posing for that controversial cover shot? And did it ever occur...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 9, 2012 | Babies
This will be short and sweet today because we are having a birthday party here tonight which means I have to actually clean the house. And bake a cake. In addition to all that other stuff. It’s a measure of just how crazy things are around here that poor...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 27, 2011 | Babies, books, Deep Thoughts, Education, Parenting, pregnancy
William (age 10) hit me with a couple of difficult topics right in a row the other night. This post is part one. Many parents struggle with how to talk to their children about where babies come from. When I was growing up, I had many friends whose parents completely...