by Leslie Sholly | Feb 4, 2011 | Babies
. . . right about now, actually, I was welcoming my first child into the world. We knew that Emily’s birth would require a C-section because she was breech. Although my obstetrician was one of the last left in town who would assist at a vaginal breech delivery,...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 8, 2010 | Babies, Catholicism, Life Issues, Reprints, Uncategorized
The following was one of my last columns for the East Tennessee Catholic. I did a quick check before reprinting it here to make sure that it still accurately reflects the Church’s position on this issue. Most of the mail attorneys receive is dry and...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 3, 2010 | Babies, books, Parenting
According to Mothering Magazine it is World Breastfeeding Week. So I need to take a little break from musical topics to wax lyrical on the joys and the benefits of breastfeeding. Except surely by now you know the benefits of breastfeeding, right? If you don’t,...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 27, 2010 | Abortion, Babies, Gardening, Reprints
Here’s a column reprint from 2003, which I was inspired to run today by a Facebook post by my friend Amy (you can see her here) whom I have known since first grade. She said: “The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.” It was a...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 3, 2010 | Abortion, Babies, Life Issues, pregnancy, Reprints
Because I’m on vacation (where I envisioned I would have uninterrupted to hours to blog, but that isn’t happening) here is another column reprint for you: Billboards. They are everywhere in our town and in our state. Their unsightliness mars the beauty of...