by Leslie Sholly | May 15, 2020 | Catholicism, family, Parenting, review, shopping, sponsored
May is the Month of Our Mother, but for Catholics it is usually something more: a time for First Holy Communion, Confirmation, and graduations. My Facebook Memories remind me that last year around this time we celebrated one nephew’s First Holy Communion,...
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 | Jan 3, 2017 | review, sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide
Before I even give my usual disclaimer let me tell you that I LOVE LOVE LOVE my crabpot tree! Yes, I received said tree for free in exchange for my honest review of it here, in my capacity as a blogger for National Family Guide. But it’s not even stretching the...
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...