A Positive Plan for Creating More Calm, Less Stress
Description
Busy. Hurried! FRAZZLED!!! A mom's life is anything but tranquil. With multiple responsibilities as caretaker, taxi driver, short-order cook, and domestic servant, what most women need in life is more calm-and less stress!
More Calm, Less Stress provides that positive, biblically-based plan to help women realistically create an atmosphere of peace that she and her family so desperately need. The five delightful and doable action steps help mothers make their home a positive place to live.
This is the first book in the Positive Plan series that will also include:
- A Positive Plan for Creating More Fun, Less Whining (June 2006)
- A Positive Plan for Creating More Love, Less Anger (June 2007)
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Karol Ladd, a former teacher, has authored twenty-one books, including the best-selling Silver Angel Award-winning The Power of a Positive Mom. The founder and president of Positive Life Principles, Inc. and co-founder of a character-building club called USA Sonshine Girls, Karol loves sharing creative ideas for families and positive principles for life. She and her husband, Curt, have two daughters and reside in Dallas, Texas.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: Too Blessed to Be Stressed?
- 1. Divine Delights in a Less-Than-Perfect Family
- 2. Confessions of an Overwhelmed Mom
- Step One: Create a Calm Environment
- 3. Solutions to the Top Ten Stressors at Home
- 4. I'd Be Less Angry If You'd Be More Obedient
- 5. Winning the War on Piles of Stuff
- Step Two: Refresh Your Spirit
- 6. Prescription for Peace
- 7. Casting Off Cares versus Cuddling Up with Them
- 8. Delicious Daily Morsels of God's Word
- Step Three: Renew Your Body
- 9. Increasing the "Happy Hormones"
- 10. The Perfect Diet for the Diet-Impaired Woman
- Step Four: Roll with the Punches
- 11. "Flexible" Is My Middle Name
- 12. Seeing Life through the Bright Glasses of Hope
- 13. Keeping Your Sanity in the Suffering
- Step Five: Strengthen Family Relationships
- 14. Are You Enjoying or Annoying Your Family?
- 15. Sacred Secrets to Staying Connected
- 16. Wiring Your Home for Family Communication
- Conclusion: Intimate Calm
- Notes
- About the Author
