June 26, 2019 Twenty years ago, I put on the big, puffy white dress and walked down an aisle to become Denise Sloan. We were young, naive, and in love. We basically had no idea what was ahead for us but nevertheless charged ahead into the world of marriage. Fast forward to…
May 7, 2019 Most weekdays I spend my first few waking hours in front of the computer teaching kids on the other side of the world how to speak English. I try my best to not allow my southern drawl to interfere, but I can’t help but smile when those sweet little Chinese voices…
March 4, 2019 Our resident philosopher, otherwise known as our eight year old, recently expounded on his thoughts about a fellow second grader who apparantly likes to draw all over the backs of her worksheets. “She draws unicorns, sunshines, smiley faces, and cupcakes all over her papers. Even glitter and rainbows,” he explained…
February 12, 2019 Valentine’s Day is not my favorite. In fact, I’m perfectly willing to skip the whole day. But this husband of mine is too sweet. He insists on showing me some love to set an example for our boys. So, for future reference to my future daughters-in-law, wherever your sweet souls are,…
February 6, 2019 It felt so good to clean my kitchen. Scooting things around on the counter to clear away the dust and crumbs that tried to hide in the cracks and crevices. I put away the spices that had been left by the stove. Stacks of mail and cards were assigned new places. It…
January 27, 2019 Never a fan of New Year’s resolutions, I made a short mental list of ones I wanted to try despite my past shortcomings. There were the usual ones dealing with numbers on a scale and messes in my closets and drawers. Another one, being more consistent with my blog writing, qualified…
September 3, 2018 Mid-way through the summer, one of my darlings declared he no longer liked cereal. I’m all about variety, but basically that’s not going to fly around here. A box of cereal and a gallon of milk is about as creative as I can get at 6:30 in the morning. Besides,…
August 27, 2018 Waving from the back door, I watched my two oldest walk down the sidewalk and head off for their first days of high school and middle school. I waved a little longer than usual, trying to savor the moment. One of them put down the window in the minivan and…
February 13, 2018 Gripping the steering wheel, I quickly regretted the fact that I hadn’t paid closer attention to the tornado warning that had flashed across my phone minutes earlier. Rather than staying put after hearing the warning, I headed directly to the checkout where I could pay for my groceries and go home. A…
January 17, 2018 It’s not that I’m against New Year’s resolutions. It’s that I have a track record with them. A losing record. So as the calendar neared the end of 2017, I made a conscience decision to not set any resolutions. I didn’t want to set myself up for failure…again. I’ve…