Friday Night Wives Blog

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Changed My Mind

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Change...

Jess Gilardi

But then the games stopped. Sports and this lifestyle came to a screeching halt. Suddenly, he was home all the time.

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Change...

Jess Gilardi

But then the games stopped. Sports and this lifestyle came to a screeching halt. Suddenly, he was home all the time.

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

Morgan Blakley

It's not actually about football, is it? A couple of months into my first married season, in 2017, where my only skin in the game (bone of my bone, flesh...

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

Morgan Blakley

It's not actually about football, is it? A couple of months into my first married season, in 2017, where my only skin in the game (bone of my bone, flesh...

Learning to Let Go of the Past

Learning to Let Go of the Past

Annie Aker

Sometimes, your heart just knows when something isn’t right.  After a troubling couple of years and struggling both at home and with his career, I asked my coach this question...

Learning to Let Go of the Past

Annie Aker

Sometimes, your heart just knows when something isn’t right.  After a troubling couple of years and struggling both at home and with his career, I asked my coach this question...

Little Eyes On You

Little Eyes On You

Stacy Peters

Dear Star Player, You’re being watched. When you score those touchdowns. When you make that open field tackle.When you make that near-impossible catch. You’re being watched. When you come up short on fourth and...

Little Eyes On You

Stacy Peters

Dear Star Player, You’re being watched. When you score those touchdowns. When you make that open field tackle.When you make that near-impossible catch. You’re being watched. When you come up short on fourth and...

Lessons I Learned My First Season as a Coach's Wife

Lessons I Learned My First Season as a Coach's ...

Crystal Dalton

2020 may have been the worst time to have begun my journey as a Coach's Wife. My first season was filled with uncertainties, uncharted territory, and limitations that no one...

Lessons I Learned My First Season as a Coach's ...

Crystal Dalton

2020 may have been the worst time to have begun my journey as a Coach's Wife. My first season was filled with uncertainties, uncharted territory, and limitations that no one...

Let's be Part of a Community—Not a Clique

Let's be Part of a Community—Not a Clique

Heather Candela

Let us be open, not overbearing. Let us be eager, not ego-filled. Let us be quiet, not condemning. Let us be close, not close-minded. Let us be ourselves. Let us be...

Let's be Part of a Community—Not a Clique

Heather Candela

Let us be open, not overbearing. Let us be eager, not ego-filled. Let us be quiet, not condemning. Let us be close, not close-minded. Let us be ourselves. Let us be...

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  • Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    I am a Texas high school football offensive coordinator's wife at Colleyville Herritage. I have been a coach's wife for 5 years. We have moved 4 times in 5 years....

    Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    I am a Texas high school football offensive coordinator's wife at Colleyville Herritage. I have been a coach's wife for 5 years. We have moved 4 times in 5 years....

  • Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Wife to a defensive coordinator, mom to 4 boys, head volleyball coach, lover of Jesus, PE teacher and huge fan of summer time at the Lake of the Ozarks.

    Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Wife to a defensive coordinator, mom to 4 boys, head volleyball coach, lover of Jesus, PE teacher and huge fan of summer time at the Lake of the Ozarks.

  • Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    32 • Married to My High School Sweetheart • NICU BSN-RN • Boy Momma •Football Coach’s Wife • Follower of Jesus • Saved by Grace.

    Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    32 • Married to My High School Sweetheart • NICU BSN-RN • Boy Momma •Football Coach’s Wife • Follower of Jesus • Saved by Grace.

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