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Hey Coach’s Wife—You are NOT Failing

I see you trying to figure out how to be the best employee and cheer your man on at the same time. It’s impossible to be in two places at the same time. Don’t feel guilty. You are doing the best you can.

Journal

To the High School Girls My Husband Coaches

Go out of your way to make others feel welcome, valued, and seen. Stop focusing so much on who is leaving you out or what group you want to be part of. Some girl is thinking that same thing and wishing she could be included with you.

Family, Journal

You Might Be a Coach’s Wife (PART TWO!)

Your coach is out until at least 2:00 am every Friday night, and you don’t question it.

Faith, Journal

The Truth is, We ARE the Fans in the Stands

You see, we are the fans in the stands. We are the ones questioning every play, screaming that the one in charge must not know what He's doing. We are the ones not trusting the process.

Family, Journal, Marriage

You Don’t Have to Go to Every Game, and Other Things I’ve Learned

Don’t let anyone give you grief for doing what’s best for you.

Journal, Marriage

It’s Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

But what I am not going to do is shut down my life and let the ride of coaching dictate my emotional state completely. Because that is not good for anyone. It’s not good for me. It’s not good for my kids. And believe it or not, it’s not good for coach.

Family, Journal, Marriage

The Coach’s Wife Inside Me is Coming Out—and I Had No Idea She Was There

The rye grass on the baseball field has just started to turn green, and every day I ride by the field and think to myself, “Man, what a field! That Coach is killing it this year.” This is coming from a woman who has zero flowers planted in her yard. Don’t get me wrong, Coach has our yard ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

5 Things Tami Taylor Taught Me

Little did I know, watching Tami Taylor and her family walk through the trials and tribulations of five seasons would prepare me (as much as anyone could be) for this life as a coach’s wife.

Family, Friendship, Journal

The Fabric of a Coach’s Wife

So, chuck those expectations

A coach’s wife she has no mold
Just love that man and love those kids
Love Jesus and grow old.

Live in your unique ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

To the coach’s wife in the trenches: this stuff is hard for him, too

Then there are nights when he rushes in the house as if he is on fire and asks if the kids are awake. When I say no his face drops and the disappointed is written all over him.

Family, Journal, Marriage, Popular

So You Married a Coach—a Note to the Newlywed Coach’s Wife

The days are long. The time together is short. The frustration is hard. It becomes easy to wonder where you fit in anymore, but I promise, you do. Your support allows him to follow his calling. He wishes he could be home more too, but to give these boys 100% it requires more of your coach than ...

Faith, Family, Journal

I felt forgotten, invisible even. But then I remembered this.

Sometimes I wonder if God has a special place in His heart for coaches' wives. Knowing full well how forgotten and lonely we would feel at times, maybe God’s story of redemption and rescue was meant to speak especially to our hearts.

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