According to AFLCIO statistics, seven out of ten working mothers work more than forty hours a week for their employers. But what about the hours spent juggling baseballs, soccer balls, meatballs and cotton balls? Written for the frenetic working mother, authors Karol Ladd and Jane Jarrell introduce seven simple steps designed to take the frazzled mom from feelings of guilt to the freedom of grace. Presented in a concise format with easily-skimmed graphics, encouraging quotes, and revitalizing scriptures, these tips can easily be slipped into daily routines restoring sanity to overscheduled, chaotic lives.

Working mothers themselves, the authors have made a practice of sharing their creative, positive parenting perspectives through their work with Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS), in magazine columns, as well as radio and television appearances. They plan to incorporate The Frazzled Factor into their "Lunchable" seminars and "Sanity Saturdays" aimed at other working moms.

Filled with great ideas and encouragement to have fun and enjoy life together as a family, this practical resource helps moms reduce whining and create memories to last a lifetime.

In this timely survival guide, positive mom Karol Ladd offers practical steps to help mothers identify hidden anger in their own lives and in the lives of each member of their family. When tempers flare they need to know how to respond quickly to defuse the situation and to, instead, create a more loving atmosphere where anger has no place. The discussion focuses on three important steps: Recognize and Deal with Your Anger Learn How to Respond to Their Anger Create an Enviornment Where Love Abounds

With anger being a major issue in every home, Karol's positive plan offers vital solutions that will not only deactivate anger but strengthen the bonds of love.

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)

Fifty-two devotionals to help every wife start her week with an encouraging message straight from God's word. Karol Ladd invites readers to enjoy weekly motivation through simple devotional interactions and leads women through the entire Bible in a year. Each devotional section increases faith, brings the reader closer to God, and provides uplifting applications for marriage to help her live each day in positive power. The unique weekly format provides eight elements that can be enjoyed in one sitting or spread out over the week. The Key Scripture is perfect as a daily reading that can be supplemented with one of the additional elements -- inspirational quotes, encouraging reflections, a couple's discussion starter, thought-provoking questions, prayers with journaling space, ideas for positive choices, and suggested further reading. This is the perfect gift for women who want to start off the coming year right, providing a few quiet moments each week to find the inspiration, motivation, and encouragement to be the positive wives God created them to be. Whether a woman is married to Mr. Perfect or Mr. Difficult, she can always use a positive boost in her marriage, and these messages of blessing, with motivational Scripture, meaningful prayer, and pertinent quotes provide women with the strength they need to live each day to the fullest.

52 Powerful Devotionals for the Busy Mom
Be instantly drawn into God's presence as you experience weekly devotionals for the busy mom. As a mom you give of yourself all day long, every day. These intimate moments with God were written with you in mind, to fill you with inspiration and instill you with encouragement so you can keep on being the positive mom you want to be.
Each devotional includes
* an inspirational scripture
* guided journaling sections
* powerful quotes
* a mom-related message
* you-can-do-it choices
* a prayer
Beginning in Genesis and moving through the Bible, these practical devotionals will give you weekly boosts of encouragement to help you become a positive mom all week long.

Bestselling author Karol Ladd shares powerful truths from Colossians and reveals an exciting path to confident living through God's love and grace.

With biblical wisdom and an inspiring belief in God's purpose for each woman, Karol helps readers transform the way they see themselves and how they live out their lives as they discover their value and confidence in God. With this vital perspective shift, a woman will:

• Transform her thinking through powerful prayers
• Cultivate potential by exploring the dreams God gives to her
• Step forward with a strong sense of identity in Christ
• Deepen relationships and communication with others and with God
• Shine with joy and assurance of what she brings to the world

Karol's study questions bring dimension to God's leading and hope for women and provide individuals or groups a practical way to explore, know, and live boldly in God-confidence.

Friendship. It's one of the most powerful forces around. It adds peace to frazzled days, provides companionship for lonely tasks, and makes any joyous event twice as fun. Written by best-selling author Karol Ladd and her best friend, Terry Ann Kelly, this fourth book in the popular Power of a Positive series shares practical principles on how to be a friend and nurture friendships. Exploring topics such as "Building on Your Common Interests," "Attitudes and Actions That Divide Relationships," "Being Real with Your Friends," and "The Forgiveness Factor," this book will help you enrich current friendships and develop new and lasting ones. The easy-to-read format and you-can-do-it principles will change the way you view your friendships forever.

Imagine getting the shared views of a mom and her teenaged daughters as they all grow together. That's the unique vantage point the Ladds bring as they explore ways for adolescents to truly add something positive to their spheres of influence.
Organized into seven power principles such as "The Power of Confidence," "The Power of Integrity," and "The Power of Responsibility," readers gain the individual perspectives of the three coauthors as well as their combined wisdom. Throughout their discussion, scripture is the guiding force in helping teens live more positively.
Parents and teenagers alike will appreciate the real-world discussion of topics such as money and time management, handling peer pressure, survival tips for dating and creating harmony on the home front.

When Carol Floch realized that her marriage was about to end and that she was about to join the ranks of moms left to raise their children on their own, she could not stop crying. She mourned her shattered hopes and grieved the loss of the family she had always dreamed of. But mostly, she cried for her children. Into Carol's grief, regret, and fear, God's Spirit came with a message from Psalm 84: Build your nest near my altar, and I will be your children's source of security, protection, provision, and blessing. In The Single Mom's Devotional, Carol tells her story and shares with the sisterhood of single moms how they can build their family's nest in the protective shadow of God's presence. Single mothers, whether on their own after a divorce or a husband's death, will discover how to find true life in Christ and allow the strength of that inner life to be the compass by which they navigate an unpredictable future. Near God's altar, the cross of Christ is where single moms will discover life through relinquishment, power through dependence, and hope through surrender. Anchored at the foot of the cross, readers will find daily security and hope as they nourish their souls and nurture their children at a place near God's altar.