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Being the Head Coach’s Wife is Harder Than I’d Ever Thought

My first year as a head coach’s wife was filled with more learning than all the other fifteen years combined. I wasted a lot of time and energy waiting and wishing. I didn’t use the time I was given to make as big a mark as I could and should have because my focus was elsewhere.

Faith, Journal

Coaching Won’t Last Forever—And That’s Okay

“In track, there are all types of runners. There are sprinters. There are middle-distance runners. And, there are long-distance runners. Brother Roger was a middle-distance runner. His job was to do well in the time that he was given. And he did.”

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Murphy’s Law for Football Wives: If It Can Go Wrong, It Will Go Wrong at an Away Game

I go because that’s how I show up for him, my Coach. Because our marriage isn’t all about me, it’s about us. Loving him means loving football. So, I will travel to all the games. Because it matters to him that I am waiting for him at the end of the game.

Journal, Marriage

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.

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The 5 Stages of Grief of a Coach’s Wife on the Move

The most freeing thing I’ve learned is that it’s possible for a person to hold complete sadness and immense joy at the same time.

Family, Journal

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.

Family, Journal

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 ...

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 ...

Faith, Journal

Don’t Stress Over the Next Move—Be Where Your Feet Are

But the truth is, no one bad play, no one unexpected loss, not even one loud heckler in the stands will be able to close a door that is Divinely yours. Along that same line, no clawing, scratching, or forcing will open one that isn’t meant for you.

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My Identity is Not Found in Being a “Coach’s Wife”—I Am So Much More

I am not just a coach's wife and that's okay. I'm allowed to be selfish and think about myself and my other identities. I'm a wife, a daughter, a friend, an educator, an advocate, and a fur mom.

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