Smilebox Blog

  Before I gave birth to my son, I ran almost every day. I ran in the bitter cold. I ran under the scorching sun. I rose at the crack of dawn to run before...

There’s almost nothing that I love more than seeing my son’s reaction when my husband returns home from work. As soon as he hears my husband’s footsteps approaching the front door, he shifts in...

What do you get to the most important man in your life? The man that raised and made you who you are today? Your father is the one that picked you up and carried...

Ever since my calendar announced that it was March 20th, I decided that it was time to embrace springtime. There was still snow on the ground, and my weather app said that it was...

Since becoming a mother, I suddenly understand my own mother so much better. How it took ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking to become a successful work-at-home parent. How confusing it must have been for her...

Spring is literally the awakening of the people because we have been buried in snow and cold for nearly 6 months.  It’s always funny to me how the minute the temperature goes above zero...

The relationship between mother and child is like no other. Unfortunately as children we usually take our mothers for granted. She could be the most amazing mom in the world yet we have this...

When I graduated from high school, I was both overwhelmed and thrilled. First, I planned to spend the summer volunteering on a farm. Then, I’d move out of my parents’ house and into my...

Graduation can be one of the most beautiful and special time of your life.  This day is emotional for the graduating boy or girl but probably even more for the parents, grandparents and other...

The best part of graduating is the party that comes after. This is the time that everyone can let down their hair and internalize the fact that they had just graduated! No matter where...