Raising kids amidst the crazy.
Most people only see the season unless they live within the sports industry. They only see the game and only care about the final score or record. And with regards to the coach’s wife, the fans, and parents, only pay attention to if we are at the game (or not.) Were the coach’s kids there? …
Two years ago, we experienced our third move. I know that’s not many in the coaching world, but it was three more than I ever wanted. Even after processing the first two, figuring out what we did right, what we did wrong, how we could transition better in the future, and what slowed our acceptance …
These seasons of our lives are so very hard. The everyday little things stretch us past the role of supermoms and into on-the-edge-of-insanity mom zombies who are really just trying the get through our days. The trouble is, somehow, it is when we are at the very end of our rapidly-fraying rope that life (and …
In our home, we’re in that crazy season between the disappointment of a football season that ended faster than we hoped it would and the beginning of a hopeful basketball season. The man I’m married to is one of those guys who chose the career path of a small school. He starts in August with …
Outside observers might look at my husband’s resume and assume he has difficulty finding jobs, so he’s compromising to stay part of the game. The truth is, climbing the coaching ranks made him and our family miserable. Thankfully, he was is willing to follow his calling rather than society’s expectations. Ordell’s choices have allowed our …
Coaching is a funny world. It is such a public profession with intense public interest that it can’t help but carry some misconceptions and stereotypes. As coach’s wives, we navigate statements regularly that leave us saying, “Huh?” or scratching our (very tired) heads. So, we figured we would offer the truth rather than assume the …
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 I am probably very similar to you. My first experience with this verse and the five stanzas that precede it occurred at a funeral. As a result, I assumed …
Our household includes one coach and one social worker, and I do not think that happened accidentally. I spend my life viewing the world through the lens of “what is happening behind the scenes in this person’s life?” I can’t help but apply that to every child who walks through the doors of my coach’s …
At one point in my “dating life,” I was in love with a young man that had no doubt in his mind that he would be a minister; most of the men in his family were/are, so you might say it was in his DNA. I could see us having a future, but truthfully, I …
As a new coach’s wife, I was told: “Well, we just do life without him. You get used to it.” I remember thinking this can’t be what it is like; I don’t think I can live like that!! I married him before he was a coach. I didn’t sign up for this. I don’t want …
My oldest child greeted me so sweetly this morning. “When are you going to do laundry? I’m running out of clothes that fit.” This is one of my favorite questions, along with, “Did you get more milk at the store?” My children seem to believe I have an internal monitor that lets me know when …
Dear Players, I hope you know that when approached at the end of the game that closed the chapter on our season, the words spoken by your coaches were, “I am just so proud of them.” For five months, you have each, hopefully, felt the weight of meticulous instruction, the momentary sting of a loving …
It’s late in the year. The time change has happened, and the darkness comes on so early. For some, the season has ended, and Coach is back in the picture. For others, you’re in that weird space, moving from one season to the next. The school year or the season isn’t exactly new and shiny …
I love football; I love the excitement, the tailgating, even the cowbells. However, once football is over at my house, the REALLY intense season arrives. If you have ever been around the true sport of wrestling, not that stuff on TV, then you know it takes a special athlete to compete; it takes a special …
When a coach takes a new job, the headlines always read how a new coach takes over a new program. The average fan, even the most avid fan, reads that literally. They instantly assume the program will change under new leadership. However, being a coaching family, when I see the headline about a new coach …
I always consider how the title of a blog post must sound to other people. If you’re not a coach’s wife, I’m guessing this title makes very little sense. What do you mean, “how does that work?” You just pick a church and you go. Why does being a coach’s wife or being a coaching …
As we continue our semi-regular series “A Day in the Life of a Coach’s Wife” today we’ll learn what a typical day is like for one coach’s wife in Southwest Georgia. Insert Apple iPhone default alarm sound here, it is 5:45 am and I am most likely hitting the snooze button telling myself my hair …
Dating at any age can be brutal. It is a roller coaster of ups, downs, diagonals, sudden stops, backward moves, and loop-to-loops. In my 20’s I could buckle up and muscle through the ride and see that thing through to the bitter end; even when I knew I should have bailed a few twists and …
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately. My mind keeps reverting to memories made. When my kids were younger, for example, I would drop them off at my husband’s practice and watch them run around on the sidelines, anxiously awaiting a fist bump or a bear hug from their dad. They would jump out of the …
My husband has been an Offensive Line Coach for 11 years and was an Offensive Lineman all through High School and College. The other day he said something that had me thinking about life going into the season. As he was working through the new offense out loud, he asked me, “What’s a Lineman’s most …
