Christ, Christmas, and Maggie’s Place
According to a 2012 report by National Alliance to End Homelessness, on any given night, over 636,000 people in the United States are homeless. 37% of these individuals are members of homeless families. That’s over one third. And Joseph also went up from...
This Year’s Christmas Will be Biggest Yet
I just want to say thank you for helping give my child a wonderful holiday. - Maggie's Place alumnae mom in response to last year's Christmas Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, Maggie's Place current and alumnae families will have gifts to open under...
Authentic Gratitude
A few weeks ago I was talking with a mom when we were interrupted by a volunteer who had a question. I love the spontaneity that occurs in the day-to-day life of community – how you learn little gems about our moms when you least expect it. The volunteer, who serves...
Lessons in Thoughtfulness from Maggie’s Place Moms
Monika was my first contact mom at Maggie’s Place. I’ll be the first to admit that it took me a while to get the whole how-to-effectively-communicate-with-moms thing, and Monika bore the brunt of this learning. I remember one particular meeting when neither of us were...
Why I love our moms
What do I love about our moms? I feel as though I can go on for days about this. But I will just share a couple short stories about some amazingly loving moms here at The Zechariah House! One of our moms, Amanda, could tell that I was having a really stressful,...
Faithfulness Comes Easily When in Solidarity
For a little over a month, many of the current and alumnae moms have been training for A Race for Maggie's Place, held on October 7th. The program, called Fit Moms, was an opportunity for them condition with other moms while receiving free babysitting for their...
Why I chose to live simply this month
Written by Liz, alumna MissionCorps member When I saw the Maggie’s Place Facebook post about the resumption of “Simple September” this year, I both smiled with joy and cringed a little with guilt. Having lived in the houses as a staff member myself, I know that...
It really is that simple.
Peace, Unity, Adaptability….and Simplicity?!? A common prayer in the Maggie’s Place community is “For Peace, Unity, and Adaptability in our homes and in our hearts.” It’s a prayer that goes to the heart of how to have a thriving community life. When we are in the...
The Bishop’s Hour: Jesus, Maggie’s Place and Life Leadership
Mary Peterson, Founder and Executive Director of Maggie’s Place, along with Katie, an alumna mom, were featured on "The Bishop’s Hour". They had a chance to talk about the ministry and updates on some upcoming events. Listen to Maggie's Place at 23:50 minute mark. The...
Simple September, Day One.
Divine Providence did provide, Divine Providence does provide, Divine Providence will provide. Maggie’s Place MissionCorps members pray this together every morning and night, and He has not failed to answer us yet. I’m relatively new on board at Maggie’s Place, and...
Fashion Forward Donations Fit Moms Perfectly
It’s nearly back to school shopping season, and I am remembering how it felt to go with my mom to get new clothes for school.We’d drive to a nearby mall and cruise the aisles of various stores, trying on shoes, assorted pants and jumpers.(My mom did not allow jeans...
What do we do all day?
At Maggie's Place our days are usually pretty packed, but every so often, we experience a day that is truly filled from dawn till dusk with unexpected "duties of the moment." A couple weeks back, I experienced one such Thursday. 6:00 A.M. -- I woke up to a phone...
Chainsaws and Telephone Calls
I wear many hats at Maggie’s Place – one of them falling under the title of Volunteer Coordinator. It’s a humbling job, getting to interact with such a large group of dedicated individuals. One such group came in a few weeks ago to help weed and landscape the...
Teresa
It was a Tuesday morning, per our typical plan, all the staff were out of the house for our regular Tuesday meetings. On this particular Tuesday, our volunteer at the house, Esther, gave us a call about 10am. Esther alerted us that the police called and were asking us...
Maggie’s Thrift has Social Change in Store
Maggie's Thrift was featured on raisingarizonakids.com. Below is an intro to the story. Local families, individuals, groups and businesses have been generous with contributions to Phoenix-based Maggie’s Place, a community of homes offering support and hospitality to...
Maggie’s Place featured on ABC 15
Maggie's Place was featured on ABC 15 as a place to help pregnant women get back on their feet. Below is the intro to the story. Some Valley moms say they've received the best Mother's Day gift of all. After finding themselves pregnant and alone, these women are...
Discernment Digits—Deciding about Maggie’s Place
1) Be Open Even though I was already super excited for my plans after graduation—I was off to study and teach English, a very special opportunity for me—I still decided to check out the long-term volunteer fair on campus. I even talked with the Maggie’s...
Full Circle
A few days ago 2 women came to the Thrift Store to look at our clothing. Thrift had just started a $1 rack, so the women stopped there first to check out the sales. One woman asked if we had maternity clothes, while the other woman went inside to use the bathroom. The...
Reflections on 10 years….
The path that led me to Maggie's Place was somewhat simple that involved a desire to spread my wings by leaving Indiana, learn more about pregnant and parenting women and do something more with my life. When I first came to Maggie's Place on January 7th, 2002 the...