My Life as a Wife

Hello, my name is Jordan McGuire. I am no longer a Magruder, but I have become one with Matt McGuire. I am thrilled to have entered into this new era in my life. I am now married and I am now living in North Carolina. I miss the Bluegrass state every once in a while, but North Carolina is becoming my home. I love the church here that my husband works at. Pinedale is full of so many great people who have really welcomed us and made us feel so special. Although it doesn't feel like home quite yet, it is getting there and it will happen over time. It hasn't been easy being away from all of my friends and Southeast, which I considered to be home. It has been pretty hard for me at times. Moving to a place where you know no one can really cause some emotional breakdowns. Although I have had a couple tear-filled nights, I have not once wished I was not here. My husband loves his job and I love being a part of youth ministry with him. I know that God has placed us here for a reason and He is going to use us as long as we make ourselves available. That has been my prayer: to always be available to Him and the opportunities He places in our days no matter what my circumstances may be.

On a brighter note, I have been job searching for a few weeks now. It is a hard time to be searching for any sort of job right now, too. It has been frustrating at times, but I am glad to say that I found a job. I will be working in the daycare at the church! It may not seem exciting to many, but I am so pumped. I get to prepare myself for motherhood, which may also not seem exciting to many. I, on the other hand, look forward to it. I see being a mother and a wife two of the greatest gifts God could give to a woman, so I am embracing them! Not only that, but I hope to volunteer with the Salem Pregnancy Center here. I want to pour out to teens and women who need Jesus and are at a vulnerable point in their lives where they see that they need Him. I know it will also be something that will stretch me and help me grow. Anyways, I know that it will all bring about much to share, as well as assistance in prayer.

I am also learning many new things as I have become a wife. I never realized that I would ever want to serve someone so much as I do my husband. I have learned to do new things in order to show him that I love him. Here are some of those things: I cook, and I am pretty good at it, which I never thought I would be. I enjoy cleaning, which is a weird thing to enjoy, but I know that my husband would rather come home to a clean apartment than a pigsty. I even sewed on my very first button, so my husband never needs to fear if a button falls off of his fave shirt. I never knew I would be so overjoyed to know that I am capable of doing such things. I am also learning to budget, or in other words, coupon. I may never be on the coupon show on TLC, but I am learning and I know it brings a smile to my husband's face as I try to help us save that dollar. With so many new things in my life, it has been great for me because I have had to be humble in order to learn. I hope that the humility will continue on even as I grow in the new things I am learning.