Don’t Forget—These Are the Good Ol’ Days
One day, I will look back at this. I will reminisce with my husband about the days we are living right now.
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My Husband is a Coach—But He Doesn’t Coach Our Kids’ Youth Teams
He wants to be able to eat his popcorn and cheer for the team like every other parents gets to do. He wants to be able to silently (obviously in his mind, not loudly of course—after all we are still a coaching family and know how to act in the stands) question the coach’s play call. He wants ...
Learning the Tension of Being Fully Independent and Fully Supportive
The coach’s wife life is this wild dichotomy of having your life (from your daily schedule to your entire future) be dependent upon someone else, their dreams and performance. But at the same time, in order to survive and thrive in it, you must learn to be independent from that person and ...
To the Burned Out Wife: Take a Time-Out
The sideline is also where athletes rest and hydrate in preparation for the next series. It’s the place where teammates encourage each other and minor injuries are tended. The sideline is a tremendously important place on game day. But most people only see value in the field.
Living on ...
Because I am Here, Coach Can Be What He Needs to Be
You see her at every game. She’s usually the one with all the kids, and the stuff, and dragging in right at kickoff because something always seems to happen on Friday evening right when she needs to leave.
No, It Doesn’t Get Easier—You Just Get Stronger
Now, I laugh at the mention of an “off-season,” I add two hours on when coach says he will be home in fifteen, and I relish the challenge of attempting anything I’ve never tried before.
I’ve Never Been Where I Wanted to Be—But Always Where I Needed to Be
My coach’s wife story is one of consistently never being where I wanted or thought I should be, but always being where I needed to be. After 16 years in the coaching life, I can 100% guarantee that the "what ifs" aren’t worth anything.
The Awesome & Painful Privilege of Teaching Your Husband’s Players
I know who their parents are, where they come from, and where they hope to go. I know their strengths, and their weaknesses too. I know who struggles with neglect, who is spoiled rotten, who wants a D-1 scholarship, who just wants a family and fishing pond. I know who lost their mother to ...
Your Marriage isn’t Hard Because You Married a Coach—It’s Hard Because You Got Married
Maybe changes need to be made. Maybe priorities and boundaries need to be set or straightened or reorganized. But also? Maybe your needs aren't being met by your husband because they were never supposed to be.
You are a Coach’s Daughter. And That’s Something to be Proud of.
Some people will talk about you behind your back because they’re jealous of you. But some people will love you because of who you are. They will love you because your daddy took the time to help their son or brother when there was no one else that wanted to deal with him.
Dear Coach’s Wife, You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are
You and your kids get to be heavily involved in his job, his passion and his purpose. It’s not just coach who is setting the example for the next generation, it’s your entire family too.
Faith, Family, Journal, Marriage
You, Sweet Wife, are the Pacesetter—Without you, He Won’t Finish the Race
Because they love those kids and they love their jobs, they sometimes get going so fast they can’t keep up―and that’s where the pacesetter becomes valuable. For many families, that pacesetter is you.