Sasee Magazine

My husband never married me. That’s okay since I never married him, either. But he is my husband, and I am his wife. We have been together for twenty-five years, and I can’t imagine my life with anyone else. So why not actually tie the knot? I jokingly tell anyone who asks me that question [...]

“How would you guys feel if we got married?” Eric and I asked our children in early 2007. Our his-and-hers kids, whose ages ranged from 12 to 4, were thrilled. They actually happy danced. So that summer, Eric and I took the plunge. We had a small wedding, with our children as our only attendants. [...]

“Yes” and “No” were the ones he used the most. Yes, he’d like the back yard mowed. No, he didn‘t want spaghetti for dinner. The third word was a four-letter one he reserved for when “no” didn’t just mean “no,” but “not in a million years!” Now, I was talking with a preacher in a [...]

If people took their honeymoon before they got married, would they still get married? The problem is, one unavoidable reality lurks beneath the picture-postcard ideal they have in their minds: When you spend every claustrophobic moment of every blissful day in the company of your beloved, whether you like it or not, each other’s quirks [...]

I married the baby of the family. I should have known what I was getting into, but I jumped headlong into a relationship with a 27 year old handsome, kind, intelligent, good man, a fellow teacher, who just happened to be the youngest of four siblings. I am the oldest of four siblings. My family [...]

The black-eyed Susan is my favorite flower. The deep golden yellow intensified by its dark brown center begs for attention. The blossom’s droopy, pouting nature cries out, “Look at me! See my beauty.” In my previous home, these golden wonders multiplied in the sunny part of the front of the house. When I moved, the [...]

This year, my daughter began a rite of passage for thousands of young girls across the country. She became a Girl Scout! Along with this honor, she also was tasked with the important responsibility of selling Girl Scout cookies, and boy, did she take her responsibility seriously. When she attended her troop cookie training, she [...]

Most brides-to-be plan every detail of their weddings and consider their grooms their “prize.” I didn’t have to plan a single thing because I won the grand prize! On a whim, I entered my favorite local radio station’s Valentine’s Day contest. I penned new lyrics to an old song about my fiancé. Two weeks after [...]

According to the domestic divas, spring cleaning is a big deal. There are many articles with tips, tutorials and printable checklists for all (and I mean all) aspects of this periodic cleansing as the winter cold dwindles, and warm, spring breezes blow fresh, sweet smelling air through our homes. I start to feel seasonally renewed [...]

“Mommy! Mommy! Come quick! It’s a miracle – it’s raining in the house!” My daughter could barely contain herself as she hopped up and down with the exciting news. I ran to the family room to discover she was, in fact, correct. Like little natives, my three children were dancing, chanting and whooping with joy [...]