A Positive Plan For Creating More Calm, Less Stress

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• ISBN13: 9780849906169
• ISBN10: 0849906164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-12
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

With her unique brand of encouragement, Karol Ladd says you can defrazzle, refuel, refocus, and invite calm into every area of your life. A Positive Plan for Creating More Calm, Less Stress offers practical tools that will help you pull together the loose ends, squash resentment, and increase flexibility. A Positive Plan shows ways to: Create a calm environment, Refresh your spirit, Renew your body, Roll with the punches, Strengthen family relationships, Ladd lifts the burden of perfection, inviting you to bask in the God-given privilege of setting the tone for your family and truly delight in the family He has given you. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Too Blessed to Be Stressed?	p. v
Divine Delights in a Less-Than-Perfect Family	p. 1
Confessions of an Overwhelmed Mom	p. 13
Create a Calm Environment
Solutions to the Top Ten Stressors at Home	p. 27
I'd Be Less Angry If You'd Be More Obedient	p. 45
Winning the War on Piles of Stuff	p. 55
Refresh Your Spirit
Prescription for Peace	p. 69
Casting Off Cares versus Cuddling Up with Them	p. 80
Delicious Daily Morsels of God's Word	p. 88
Renew Your Body
Increasing the "Happy Hormones"	p. 99
The Perfect Diet for the Diet-Impaired Woman	p. 109
Roll with the Punches
"Flexible" Is My Middle Name	p. 125
Seeing Life through the Bright Glasses of Hope	p. 134
Keeping Your Sanity in the Suffering	p. 143
Strengthen Family Relationships
Are You Enjoying or Annoying Your Family?	p. 155
Sacred Secrets to Staying Connected	p. 164
Wiring Your Home for Family Communication	p. 177
Conclusion: Intimate Calm	p. 187
Notes	p. 191
About the Author	p. 196
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