Today I asked my 4 year old, “What’s the name of our church?”
He replied, “Daddy’s Work.”
Yep. Pretty much…

“I DON’T HAVE A PEACE ABOUT IT…”
(means: your idea is a BAD IDEA, but I can’t think of a nice way to tell you so I’ll say this over-used phrase.)

“LET’S PRAY ABOUT IT”
(means: NO WAY, forget it! But I just don’t have time to tell you today, so I’ll say this over-used phrase and [...]

There is a wonderful woman at our church, she just happens to be on church staff, and she is our family’s greatest gift! All she does is pray for my family (I know she does more than that in her life), but for us that is how I know her. After a few years I [...]

I don’t know about you, but it’s CAMP SEASON for us. I was looking at our calendar and noticing that from now until the end of August Jeff will be gone at least 1-2 weeks out of each month. I feel nauseous just thinking about it. I don’t necessarily want to go on these camps [...]

Just a lice update, I know you’ve been waiting. I think we are clear. I will continue to do mountains of laundry and hold my breath for the next week just to make sure. My husband is home and did not quite escape the pain and torture of the Rid Kit. I did a treatment [...]

I know we don’t know each other that well, but I know you will relate to my REAL life. My husband has been away in New York City at a conference with his other Pastor buddies. Usually I am glad that he can get away even though it is incredibly hard for me to survive [...]

My husband is very funny. When he teaches he is clever and can drive a strong point home with great humor. He really is gifted. So, whenever I get introduced as …”This is our Youth Pastor Jeff Maguire’s wife, Amanda”, it is 99.9% usually followed with this comment, “Oh, Jeff Maguire’s wife! Your husband is [...]

Along the same lines as the previous blog, I searched the “gifts” for a pastor’s wife on the same web site. Here are the top 5:
1. Dry highlighters (Seriously??)
2. A doormat that reads: “As for me and my house..”
3. A “word Keeper” bible cover
4. Shield of faith pendants
5. A garden flag that reads: [...]