100 postcards... 100 invitations to send a message. What message would you share if you had the chance to have your voice heard... anonymously? 

http://thedeliberatemom.blogspot.com/2012/02/postcard-5.html 
 

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I see her looking out the window.

The glass fogs up with every exhale.

I'm watching her... as I so often do.

She is my daughter yet she's so much more. She is my window to youth, to mystery, to seeing the world in a different light.

How could such a little person teach me so much?

http://thedeliberatemom.blogspot.com/2012/02/snowflakes.html

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The scene is not new. I'm standing in the front entrance watching my four-year-old daughter struggle with her winter boots.

"I can't do it!"

I offer to help.

"NO!" she shouts at me, "I want to do it myself!"

"But you just said you can't do it." I retort, hoping that this little verbal nudge will motivate her to put her boots on.

She might be tired, or perhaps she's frustrated, or maybe she's looking for some control. Regardless, the issue is not that she can't put her boots on. She actually can. She's done it over one hundred times before....

http://thedeliberatemom.blogspot.com/2012/02/giving-boot-to-you-can-do-it.html

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Anyone who has followed my blog for a while knows that I'm not a niche blogger. I write about everything... my latest craft project, day-to-day life with my girls, my recipes, parenting ideas, activities for kids, and the list goes on and on. Sometimes I write personal stories too. 

If you're familiar with the blogging world, you are probably aware that you can run analytics on your site. I am sad to report that my most popular posting is Antepartum Depression: Stopping The Tears. Last month it received 442 pageviews... that's sad and frightening. The keywords that link to my site most frequently are: "Antepartum Depression". Obviously there are many other women out there who are suffering through the pre-baby blues. I am fortunate. After a few months, my depression passed.

I recently started receiving e-mails through my contact me form... so many women are desperate and looking to me for advice. What can I do? I am not a doctor but I hear you and feel your pain. So today I am going to sum up the information that I've been e-mailing back to the women who have been reaching out to me.

http://thedeliberatemom.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-sad-about-this-posting.html

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