Amanda MaguireMore PostsMy Greatest Gift

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 have more of a relationship with her, but at first I didn’t know her at all. All I knew was that she felt God was calling her to pray for my family. So she did. She would bump into me and tell me what she had been praying for and I was astounded, it was just what we were needing. She is amazing. I know I have more strength some days just because of Shelly and her prayers for me and my family.
Do you have someone from the church who prays like crazy for you and your family? Find them! Pray for someone like Shelly for your family. Prayer is a great gift.

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Amanda MaguireMore PostsGIFTS

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: Love one another.

…I know earlier I said I loved the idea of all the gifts. Um, not these! Not all pastor’s wives are 84 and have bible covers. Seriously.

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Amanda MaguireMore Posts10 Tips for Helping Your Pastor’s Wife

1. Pray for her!!!!
2.Watch her kids.
3. Take her out to lunch.
4. Buy her a new dress.
5. Take her to the beauty shop.
6.Pray for her some more!
7, Clean the church for her!
8. Send her a card.
9. Send her flowers.
10. Buy her a gift!

I found this “10 Tips for helping your Pastor’s Wife” on the internet. It gave me the giggles. I was just imagining some random person from church approaching me and presenting me with the gift of a dress. How do you respond to that? I just wouldn’t know what to do with that except blog about it. (I kinda hope that happens some day) But I do love all the other ideas of lunch, cards, flower, and gifts, oh sure, prayer too.

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