It may be bittersweet, but sometimes change opens up a whole new happiness for you that you weren’t anticipating.

Katie is a football coach's wife from San Antonio and has three kids, ages 9, 5 and 3. She works for a tax firm full-time and writes as a monthly contributor for Alamo City Moms Blog (http://alamocity.citymomsblog.com/author/katiek/). You can find her on social media at Instagram and Twitter as @cloverkatiek.
It may be bittersweet, but sometimes change opens up a whole new happiness for you that you weren’t anticipating.
My husband began his career as a large high school’s Athletic Trainer and now serves as a middle school Athletic Coordinator. The high school in his cluster has many responsibilities given to their middle school coaches, including scouting trips, sideline responsibilities, game filming and more. This year has been particularly challenging as the district opted …
This week when I contemplated that phrase again, I realized that it comes with a great deal of freedom too. The things that are “up to me” may mean that I am going to have to complete more tasks solo, but you know what else? It is also up to me to be the one who says which things are worthy of doing.
Have you ever driven past a big fancy turf field with shining new lights and your husband leans over to ask, “How would you feel about moving to Georgetown?” Or perhaps you were taken aback by a dinner conversation he struck up out of blue saying, “You know, there is this opening in Houston….” Just …
Some families may think complete and early commitment might be the magic formula for turning out a champion, but it might also be a path that leads to burnout or injury.