by Leslie Sholly | Feb 15, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, photoblogging
Last year for Lent I participated in an online book club via WINE (Women in the New Evangelization) in which we read and discussed Walk in Her Sandals. Our facilitator (Allison Gingras of Reconciled to You) came up with the fun Instagram challenge below. At first I...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 13, 2017 | book review, books, Catholicism, Lent, review, Uncategorized
Don’t laugh, but high up there on my list of personal goals is a desire for greater holiness. Â I’ve known a few holy people in my life–have you? Â They radiate peace and God’s love and you feel blessed to be in their presence. Â I’d like to...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 14, 2012 | Catholicism, Gratitude
As I’ve written before, I love Easter. It’s my favorite holiday. This Easter felt like even a bigger deal than usual to me. For one thing, all holidays post-fire feel like milestones. I know what happened to us doesn’t compare to a death in the...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 3, 2010 | Vacations
Baltimore, Maryland was not a place I ever thought much about growing up. I doubt it was on my list of places I wanted to visit. But I married a man who was born and raised in Baltimore, where his mother and other relatives still live, so I have spent a lot of time...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 12, 2010 | Catholicism
I loved Easter long before I appreciated its religious significance–the excitement of the Easter Bunny, the new clothes, the family dinner, the egg hunt, and most of all the springtime. It’s my favorite holiday as an adult, not just because for Christians...