We can do HARD things!
As the month of May and the celebration of Motherhood comes to a close all of us from Smitten By want you to know how AWESOME you are! Whatever your circumstance is, and how ever hard your road has been we think being a mom is amazing. That each mother out there should be […]
Can I have like 2.5 sec of pure honesty? Figuring out what to do for May was SUPER hard. I thought of so many cute projects that the children could do for their moms but for that to really work, the dads would need to be reading this post and lets face it…how often does […]
When I was little, I fit the stereotypical idea of what a little girl is pretty perfectly. I loved beautiful things that sparkled. I didn’t enjoy getting dirty. I loved to play dress up and preferred wearing skirts and dresses. I took ballet lessons, loved all sorts of furry animals, was […]
Am I enough? This is a battle I fight with myself everyday. I remember being in 3rd grade and having to do a report on North Dakota. I remember spending hours on my project and in the end I had my Grandpa cut out the shape of North Dakota in wood for my […]
This month is all about mothers of every kind. I just love that! I will admit that I am one who really doesn’t care much for the holiday (weird, I know). Truthfully, it stems from a very bad experience a few years ago that I am having a particularly hard time getting over. It is […]
Guest Post from Renee Faatz Our son Griffin is disabled. Everyone notices. He looks normal, but he doesn’t act normal. He can’t walk right. He likes baby toys, but he is 12. He likes to rock. “What’s wrong with your son?” the brazen ones say. The more politically correct ask “What is his […]
Have you ever had a time in your life when you’ve felt you’ve needed to do something, or be somewhere, and when you complete the task there was a definite reason – one that was completely out of your realm of possibility to make happen – one that changed your life? Zoom back […]
A little Thing called Life. Guest Post from Tiffany Petty I hate to unload the dishwasher. I know it takes five minutes. I don’t mind loading it , but unloading it is annoying. I have a basket in my closet that is overflowing with mismatched socks. It drives me crazy, but I […]
My Journey to Motherhood Contributing post by: Natalie Hunsaker I was in the kitchen just the other day, washing dishes, when it occurred to me: I was barefoot. I was pregnant. And my second daughter, who had recently been cleaned up from a blowout, was running around naked except for her diaper. […]
