Table of Contents
Introduction: Ditch the Crowd 9
Mommy Quiz: Axe You a Happy Mom? 15
Key 1 Becoming Healthy
Day 1 Big Rocks First 18
Day 2 That Might Not Be Food 24
Day 3 Don't Stop Moving 30
Day 4 Mommy Needs Her Beauty Rest 35
Day 5 More Vitamin G 41
Day 6 Fear, Anger, Stress, Oh My! 46
Day 7 Light the Match, Baby 51
Key 2 Becoming Action-Oriented
Day 8 Don't Make Me Count to 100 58
Day 9 Prepare for the Next MOMent 64
Day 10 Whoa, She Really Did Mean It! 70
Day 11 Stop Engineering Your Own Prayer Requests 75
Day 12 Use Your Mommy Guilt for Good 81
Day 13 Your Game Plan for Screen Time 86
Day 14 Hit Reset 91
Key 3 Becoming Prayerful
Day 15 God, Not Google 98
Day 16 Help, I Want to Be a Praying Mom! 103
Day 17 Praying When Your Kids Are Going Haywire 107
Day 18 Making the Most of Popcorn Prayers 113
Day 19 To Infinity and Beyond 118
Key 4 Becoming Perseverant
Day 20 Leave Me Alone, I'm Hiding in the Bathroom 124
Day 21 Facing Goliath 129
Day 22 Thick Skin Required 133
Day 23 That's Entertainment 139
Day 24 Finding Someone to Follow 144
Day 25 You're Not Raising Kids 150
Key 5 Becoming Yes-Filled
Day 26 Yes to Mommy Liberation 156
Day 27 Yes to Ignoring the Joneses 161
Day 28 Yes to Being the Fun House 166
Day 29 Yes to Service 171
Day 30 Yes to Mission Impossible 176
Day 31 Yes to the Empty Nest 181
Conclusion: Be a Smiley 186
Notes 191
Bible Verses for the Happy Mom 197
The Happy Mom Discussion Guide 200
Acknowledgments 206
