by Leslie Sholly | Jun 20, 2017 | Catholicism, Life Issues, linkups
As I do every month, I’m linking up today with the Siena Sisters Catholic Women’s Blogging Network Hop. Â You can see from the title of my post what I am supposed to be writing about. Â And wouldn’t you think I’d have been brimming over with...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 3, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics, Uncategorized
That’s what a Facebook friend of mine asked the other day. It’s no secret that there are lots of liberal Christians but in recent years they’ve been loath to use the Bible to make political points.  The reasons are many, ranging from a strong belief...
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 30, 2015 | Catholicism
I’m a Catholic school veteran—16 years all told.   I sent my three oldest children to the same parochial grade school I attended. Catholic schools have Religion class every day along with Math, English, and Social Studies, and that’s great—but what’s even better are...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 22, 2014 | books, Education
I’m not sure I’ve mentioned to y’all that I plan to homeschool Lorelei next year. Â She’s going to be in fourth grade, and I’ve done that before, so I already have a lot of resources, and I’ve slowly been gathering others over the...