If Football Season Doesn’t Happen
And, while sports are certainly minor in comparison to keeping the world safe, the pain we may encounter still matters. It matters very much.
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I Was an Awesome Coach’s Wife; Then, I Had Kids—And That’s Okay
After wrestling with these lies in increasing measure over the course of these changing seasons, I’ve finally heard the truth so clearly: this is a season. This is a season, and I am still serving, still supporting, just in a very different capacity.
Faith, Family, Journal, Marriage
The Coaches’ Wives Top Ten
Whatever conversation others may have with me in hopes I will share with my husband, will NEVER get to him! The coach’s spouse is often treated like a side door into the coach’s office. No, we don’t know what our husband is going to do about playing time. No, I don’t know our husband is going ...
What’s in Your Game Day Bag?
You put the backpack straps on and there’s a little bar/swing where their feet go instead of where the “pack” would be on a backpack. It holds up to 50 pounds and allows him to jump on and off as needed rather than having to constantly take off and on. It saves me time and mental stress as we ...
Faith, Family, Journal, Marriage
The 4 C’s of Being a Coach’s Wife
My football coach husband turned to me and said, “How do you feel about being a coach’s wife?”
5 Ways to Stay In-Budget During Season
So how do we figure out our season budget? Here are the tips we go by for our family, which includes twin 10-year-old girls who look at the candy in the concession stand as if they are seeing those brightly wrapped balls and ribbons of sugar for the first time every time.
This is What IVF Pregnancy Looks Like During Season
While the numbers may not sound promising, God's faithfulness does. And hearing other people's stories about trying to conceive helps you feel less alone. Because this is a story so many of us share.
I Wasn’t Prepared for this Life as a Coach’s Wife
I was not prepared for the pride and joy in this investment. Over and over I find that my heart is not prepared, but in many ways I can’t fully explain, instead it is renewed and repaired.
To the Coach’s Wife Doing All the Things and Getting None of the Thanks
And even though it would be nice for the people around us to sing our praises, nothing will compare to the praises the Lord will sing to us quietly, alone, in worship with him.
Lessons Learned from a Brand New Coach’s Wife
The field house is home. I don’t know why we pay utility bills during the fall, because we are hardly home to use water and electricity. My husband puts more hours in at the field house than I see him in our own home.
The Motto That Saves My Sanity (and My Marriage) During Season
This week when I contemplated that phrase again, I realized that it comes with a great deal of freedom too. The things that are “up to me” may mean that I am going to have to complete more tasks solo, but you know what else? It is also up to me to be the one who says which things are worthy of ...
Hey Girl, Stop “Should”ing All Over Yourself
The trouble we get into is thinking that where we “should” sit has anything to do with anything other than you and your family.