31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom

Pellicane Arlene

Description

Mom, do you feel like you're running in ten different directions but getting nowhere? Are your kids driving you crazy? Does each day feel like a battle over screen time, homework, and eating anything besides chicken nuggets?In 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom, Arlene Pellicane helps you get a grip and find your smile again. In her easy-to-read-and-apply guide, you will discover the keys to being a happy mom. Packed with encouragement, funny stories, and wisdom from experienced mothers, this book will change your home for the better...beginning with you.As with Arlene's other extremely popular "31 Days" books, this one is divided into 31 daily readings, each beginning with a Scripture passage and ending with a doable action step and prayer.

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 août 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736963510
• Langue: English

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Endorsements
If you re tired of waiting on your children hand and foot, 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom will liberate you! - Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times bestselling author of Have a New Kid by Friday and Planet Middle School
31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom is a practical, easy-to-read guide to growth toward happiness. You owe it to yourself, and your children deserve it. I highly recommend this book. - Gary Chapman, PhD, author of The Five Love Languages
Moms, get ready to take a much needed break. Pick up this book to find refreshment and nourishment for your mommy soul! - Jill Savage, CEO of Hearts at Home and author of No More Perfect Moms
This is a big-idea book-wrapped in plain language and real-life stories. This book continues the tradition of offering positive, powerful help-right where all of us need it! - Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie, executive directors, Healthy Habits for Parents and Families
31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom is more than helpful. It is life-changing! Arlene knows how to be a godly, great mom and she shows you how to be one too. After reading this book, you and your kids will be a lot happier and a lot healthier! - Dr. David Clarke, psychologist, speaker, and author of I Don t Want a Divorce and Married But Lonely
Arlene is a bright light and in this book she will be your daily dose of encouragement as you seek to become part of the minority elite who ve figured out how to mother the happy way. - Dannah Gresh, creator, Secret Keeper Girl
If you re ready to take mothering to the next level and joyfully accept God s calling for you, then read 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom . Arlene candidly gives you the tools you ll need to be the parent you want to be. - Dave Stone, senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY, and author of the Faithful Families series
Happy, healthy, and heart-for-God kids are a reflection of a happy, healthy, and heart-for-God mom. Arlene loves being a mother and she loves equipping, encouraging, and empowering moms to love God and love their high-calling. 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom is a must-read. - Pam Farrel, author of 40 books, including Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti
Arlene Pellicane brings us welcome words of wisdom to becoming the happy mom we ve always dreamed of being. Filled with practical insights and biblical truth, this book leads every mom to having a happy home. - Karol Ladd, author of The Power of a Positive Mom
If you re feeling overwhelmed, underappreciated, and exhausted more often than not, this book will help you rediscover the joys of motherhood while helping you get a game plan for success, no matter what your kids ages. - Amy Groeschel, women s pastor of LifeChurch.tv, coauthor of From This Day Forward: Five Commitments to Fail-Proof Your Marriage
31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom -could a title be more spot-on and reassuring? As a woman who considers being a mom the most influential, demanding, joy-filled job I ever undertook, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. - Kendra Smiley, speaker and author of several books, including Journey of a Strong-Willed Child
Forget being perfect. Throw out the mommy guilt. Arlene opens our eyes to biblical, practical ways to put the fun back in motherhood in doable, bite-size nuggets. A must-read for all moms. - Sharon Jaynes, author of 18 books, including Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe
If you ve ever felt overwhelmed with the pressures of being a mom, this book is for you. Arlene s practical game plan for mothering will change your life and the lives of those you love. - Gwen Smith, speaker, worship leader, and author of Broken into Beautiful
Arlene Pellicane s words will lift you up, point you to Jesus, and help you confidently carry out the all-important, sometimes crazy, but completely holy calling of raising your kids for God s glory. The ultimate mom manual! - Karen Ehman, New York Times bestselling author of Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All
Arlene has done a masterful job providing tools that will transform you, your children, and your marriage into a home of joy. 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom is humorous, inspiring, practical, helpful, and hopeful. - Fern Nichols, founder, Moms in Prayer International
HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Verses marked NKJV are from the New King James Version . Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked MSG are from The Message. Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Verses marked HCSB are from the Holman Christian Standard Bible , Copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible , Holman CSB , and HCSB are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
Cover by Left Coast Design, Portland, Oregon
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31 DAYS TO BECOMING A HAPPY MOM
Copyright 2015 by Arlene Pellicane
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pellicane, Arlene, 1971-
31 days to becoming a happy mom / Arlene Pellicane.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-7369-6350-3 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6351-0 (eBook)
1. Motherhood-Religious aspects-Christianity. 2. Mothers-Prayers and devotions. I. Title. II.
Title: Thirty-one days to becoming a happy mom.
BV4529.18.P45 2015
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Dedication
To my mom
I don t know anyone who is a happier mom than you.
Thank you for putting the happy in my childhood and bringing me joy each day.
Contents
Endorsements
Dedication
Introduction: Ditch the Crowd
Mommy Quiz: Are You a Happy Mom?
Key 1: Becoming Healthy
Day 1: Big Rocks First
Day 2: That Might Not Be Food
Day 3: Don t Stop Moving
Day 4: Mommy Needs Her Beauty Rest
Day 5: More Vitamin G
Day 6: Fear, Anger, Stress, Oh My!
Day 7: Light the Match, Baby
Key 2: Becoming Action-Oriented
Day 8: Don t Make Me Count to 100
Day 9: Prepare for the Next MOMent
Day 10: Whoa, She Really Did Mean It!
Day 11: Stop Engineering Your Own Prayer Requests
Day 12: Use Your Mommy Guilt for Good
Day 13: Your Game Plan for Screen Time
Day 14: Hit Reset
Key 3: Becoming Prayerful
Day 15: God, Not Google
Day 16: Help, I Want to Be a Praying Mom!
Day 17: Praying When Your Kids Are Going Haywire
Day 18: Making the Most of Popcorn Prayers
Day 19: To Infinity and Beyond
Key 4: Becoming Perseverant
Day 20: Leave Me Alone, I m Hiding in the Bathroom
Day 21: Facing Goliath
Day 22: Thick Skin Required
Day 23: That s Entertainment
Day 24: Finding Someone to Follow
Day 25: You re Not Raising Kids
Key 5: Becoming Yes-Filled
Day 26: Yes to Mommy Liberation
Day 27: Yes to Ignoring the Joneses
Day 28: Yes to Being the Fun House
Day 29: Yes to Service
Day 30: Yes to Mission Impossible
Day 31: Yes to the Empty Nest
Conclusion: Be a Smiley
Notes
Bible Verses for the Happy Mom
The Happy Mom Discussion Guide
Acknowledgments
About Arlene Pellicane
About the Publisher
Introduction

Ditch the Crowd

W hen my son Ethan was in first grade, we had this little talk after he received an academic award.
I m so proud that you are well behaved at school, I said beaming.
Oh yes, Ethan replied. I m very well behaved at school. I m much worse at home because I fight with Noelle!
Isn t it true we can be well behaved and pleasant with others, but we have a much harder time acting happy and agreeable with family members? As a mom, you ve picked up this book because you know how it feels to start the day like Mary Poppins and go to bed as Cruella De Vil. Why are moms today stressed out, pooped out, and overwhelmed much of the time? Part of the answer lies in this quote from Erma Bombeck:
Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, A house guest, you re wrong because I have just described my kids. 1
If that scenario sounds familiar, get ready for a change! You are not running a hotel; you are managing a home. You don t have guests to cater to; you have children to raise. We can easily get caught up in the mommy culture around us where the roles have been hijacked. Kids are calling the shots and moms are taking the orders. When that happens, unhappiness reigns supreme, not just for moms, but for kids too.
According to a Barna study, 8 in 10 moms feel overwhelmed by stress and 7 out of 10 say they do not get enough rest. Only 19 percent of moms report being extremely satisfied as a mom. 2 It s my goal to move you into this 19 percent by the time you re done reading this book.
It s time to ditch the mommy crowd, epitomized by a woman I met at a thrift store. (This isn t a slam