by Leslie Sholly | Nov 13, 2013 | FIRE
Before the fire, my closet was overflowing, mostly with clothes I couldn’t fit in anymore but couldn’t bear to get rid of. Seriously, I had the dress I wore when I graduated from college in there. Truth to tell, most of the things I actually wore lived in...
by Leslie Sholly | Dec 21, 2012 | books, FIRE
Winter cleaning doesn’t sound right, and actually it was fall when we did it, but we (mostly me) thoroughly cleaned out our garage a couple of weekends ago in preparation for the arrival of the contents of Grandma’s house. [Update: And I will be doing it...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 4, 2012 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Uncategorized
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:18 I first encountered that quotation as a child when reading The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. Corrie and her sister Betsie have been imprisoned in a...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 7, 2012 | books, Deep Thoughts, FIRE
Closet space. Is there ever enough of it? There were next to no closets in our Victorian house. We purchased three armoires from Myrtle’s Mess for the bedrooms, and crammed them so full the doors would barely close. (John’s enormous oak armoire is one...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 5, 2012 | FIRE
I’ve written this post in my head dozens of times, each one different. It’s an anniversary, and I knew I should–that I wanted to, NEEDED to–commemorate it in some way. But should I talk about what I’ve learned? The good things it...