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Our Story: I Married a College Strength Coach

The road to a full-time or permanent job is much more difficult than one could imagine. It is not 9-5, Monday through Friday; a job is not guaranteed after college, and the pay is minimal. But Conor never once complained.

Journal, Marriage

Any Team Can Beat Any Team on Any Day

When your unranked team faces a top ten team—hope sees the underdog come out on top. When your team has never beaten a certain opponent—hope brings the game to end that losing streak. When you are facing your cross-town rival in your State Championship—hope makes that unexpected victory so ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

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 ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

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 ...

Journal, Marriage, Resources

Sex & the Coaching Life: 8 Ways to Spice Things Up

That said, a healthy sex life can look extremely different for different poeple. We heard from plenty of wives who are multiple-times-a-weekers. But, there are also plenty of couples who are once-a-weekers, once-a-monthers, or sex-less-marriagers (yep, that’s a thing).

Family, Journal, Marriage

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.

Journal, Marriage

Dear Coach, I’m Choosing Grace

We are partners in ife. For us, that life includes football and all it entails. Please know, Coach, just because you are in-season, that doesn’t mean my needs are put on hold. I don’t need less of your time or attention. I don’t need less of your focus or your love. I don’t need less physical ...

Faith, Journal, Marriage

Friend, You Are Not Alone

Whatever it was, I eventually realized that being a coach’s wife was a little more difficult than I once thought. In fact, I remember crying out to the Lord and telling Him, “I don’t know if I’m cut out for this.”

Journal, Marriage

When You Are Worn Out and Bone-Tired, Count On the Promises You Made

Being a coach’s wife is rarely ever fair ladies, in the trenches of any season, in the midst of early childhood years when every need relies on you, or even if it’s only you and your man—it is rarely fair. Nevertheless, every good football coach will tell you to never leave the game in the hand ...

Friendship, Journal, Marriage

Coach’s Wife, You Have Eyes on You Because of Who You Married—Lead With Love

What does this kinda-famous-by-proxy leadership mean during a pandemic…in an election year…in a time when civil rights and racial injustices are major societal players as well? Oh, and the hardships and heartaches unique to each community in typical circumstances—those haven’t gone away either.

Journal, Marriage

Dear Husband, As We Enter Our First Season Together

And then there are the days when I want nothing more than to support you but I have nothing to give. I am physically exhausted, mentally spent, and I think if I hear one more spiel about offensive strategy or next week's opponent I will pull my hair out. Those days are hard.

Family, Journal, Marriage

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.

Marriage

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