http://www.theaveragewoman.com/ The Average Woman Magazine delivers the latest articles from the magazine designed to help women build quality self-esteem and body image. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:56:21 -0500 http://www.theaveragewoman.com/pregnancy/a-pregnancy-test-and-an-outstretched-hand.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/pregnancy/a-pregnancy-test-and-an-outstretched-hand.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:10:00 -0500 I was shopping today with a friend of mine and she went a few aisles ahead of me as I perused the diaper aisle looking for the right size for my ever-growing baby. She came back with a nervous laugh, holding a pregnancy test box, threw it into the cart and said "just need one of these.." As my friend is single, I had to ask in a... Pregnancy http://www.theaveragewoman.com/health/health-is-wealth.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/health/health-is-wealth.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:05:00 -0500 You must have heard the expression: ‘Health is wealth.’ Let’s ponder this truth. If you are healthy and scarcely see the doctor, you may take your health for granted. However, if you or your wife or husband is chronically ill; or if a son or daughter or even a relative that you have to look after are always poorly, it is a different matter. This... Health http://www.theaveragewoman.com/relationships/building-lasting-healthy-relationships.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/relationships/building-lasting-healthy-relationships.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:55:00 -0500 Getting into a relationship is one of the paramount phases of life that everyone has to pass through to live a fun-filled life. It could be that of parent/child (ren), marriage, Mentor& Protégé, Siblings, fellow colleagues at work. Relationships http://www.theaveragewoman.com/parenting/grace-full-parenting-committing-to-nurturing-the-souls-of-our-children.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/parenting/grace-full-parenting-committing-to-nurturing-the-souls-of-our-children.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:53:00 -0500 Prior to the birth of our children, mothers frequently pass the days of our pregnancies studying “what to expect” books and manuals, pondering each passing phase and development. However, many new parents find themselves swamped once the child arrives, and parenting manuals frequently gather dust on the bookshelves as well intentioned moms and... Parenting http://www.theaveragewoman.com/self-esteem/breaking-the-cycle-of-low-self-esteem.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/self-esteem/breaking-the-cycle-of-low-self-esteem.htm Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:44:00 -0500 Self-esteem is something you acquire from those people who were your care givers, those who were suppose to love you and raise you and help mold you into the first person everybody sees and recognizes as who you are. Self-Esteem http://www.theaveragewoman.com/relationships/why-we-ought-to-celebrate-our-singleness.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/relationships/why-we-ought-to-celebrate-our-singleness.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:24:00 -0400 While writing, the description for “Celebrating Singleness”, I got so into trying to get the message across as to why we ought to be celebrating our singleness that this came about. I did not want to delete or many of you that were intended to read these words would not have read them. So here is why we ought to celebrate our singleness... Relationships http://www.theaveragewoman.com/pregnancy/the-child-you-are-carrying.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/pregnancy/the-child-you-are-carrying.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:58:00 -0400 This is for you who is expecting a baby (or anybody who hopes to get a baby some time in the future). It was impressed in my heart to share this with someone out there. As you read, find out if the Spirit is prompting your inner man to appropriate the insight in this article. Pregnancy http://www.theaveragewoman.com/health/fear-the-enemy-of-your-faith.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/health/fear-the-enemy-of-your-faith.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:33:00 -0400 What is fear keeping you from today? Is there something that you are aspiring to accomplish, but rather allowing fear to hold you back? Fear interrupts the ability to have faith operate in your life. Fear is a twin of doubt and the enemy to your faith. Fear and doubt keeps you from walking in faith. It's a negative cycle that prevents you... Health http://www.theaveragewoman.com/parenting/laughing-and-loving-one-mom-s-take-on-the-insanity-of-parenting.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/parenting/laughing-and-loving-one-mom-s-take-on-the-insanity-of-parenting.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:16:00 -0400 I first “met” Lisa Barker over six years ago through my CatholicMom.com web site’s message board. I don’t think I knew her by anything other than her moniker “Little Mom” for the first several years of our acquaintance. What I did know, however, from those very first days, was that the woman could write! As busy as my days were, I always made... Parenting http://www.theaveragewoman.com/self-esteem/behold-i-will-do-a-new-thing.htm http://www.theaveragewoman.com/self-esteem/behold-i-will-do-a-new-thing.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:08:00 -0400 Even with the threat of terrorism hanging over the whole world, we can still have the peace that surpasses all understanding. Philippians 4:7 We can not let fear dominate our lives. That is exactly what Satan wants to happen. Fear paralyzes. We must always remember “Greater is He that is in you then He that is in the world”. 1 John 4:4. “For God... Self-Esteem