Here's my special moment from the week....

http://www.thedeliberatemom.com/2012/08/this-moment-rolling.html#.UEFA0cFlTRZ

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

It's Monday. Time to find the Magic in the Mundane. Lately the magic hasn't been easy to find. I have to search... I have to look really hard. I have to scrutinize, evaluate and then put my conclusions into words that sound good.

It's challenging.

But would this practice be as meaningful if the magic of the mundane was always easy to find?

What....

http://www.thedeliberatemom.com/2012/08/something-to-be-thankful-for.html

I love the world-wide web. There are so many great websites and blogs to be discovered! Some recent discoveries inspired me to share some of my favourite spaces and places which I've encountered over the past week. From gluten-free donuts to peaceful parenting, here's what I've been loving....

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"Leave me alone!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. I walked away from her but she followed me and continued to scream, "Get back here," she grabbed onto my arm and pulled on it... "I said, get back here!"

I wiggled out of her grasp and locked myself in the bathroom while telling her that I needed to go pee. She pounded on the locked door, demanding that I open it. She has been screaming and flailing and yelling nonsense at me for over an hour. While she's having these fits, her eyes glaze over and there's no way of talking to her or getting through to her. I felt broken. Where did my sweet little girl go? What is wrong with her? What is wrong with me? This must be MY fault! My four year old has been having these fits on a daily basis for a few months now... what is going on?

I wracked my brain and finally had an epiphany. That evening I told my husband my observations; within an hour of my daughter eating wheat, she would have a temper tantrum....

http://www.thedeliberatemom.com/2012/08/no-wheat.html

Sunrise or sunset?

I am a sunset kind of person.

A sunset is a glorious end to the day. Whether the day was good or bad, the sunset brings it to an end... the bad day is improved and the good day is enhanced by the beauty of a sunset....

http://www.thedeliberatemom.com/2012/08/sunrise-or-sunset.html#.UDJDmallTRY

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This is it... the last postcard. I'm sad that this series has to come to an end, but I couldn't have asked for a better ending.

http://www.thedeliberatemom.com/2012/08/postcard-100-last-one.html#.UCut46llTRY

I've been back at work for over three weeks now. The adjustment has been harder than I anticipated. Every day I come home famished, thirsty and exhausted. I have about an hour and a half with my girls before it's their bedtime. I miss them like crazy and it feels like I have no energy to do anything but work and sleep. My house is a disaster, the dog is blowing his coat so everything is covered with hair, and I haven't exercised for a couple weeks.