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Dear Kids, This is the Big Picture

Truthfully, dad can’t do all this work on his strength alone. But we are lending him to God to use in the lives of the players, coaches, and our hometown this season. And we are trusting God to move mountains.

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.

Journal

To the Wife Held Captive by “What If”

When we are focused on ourselves, when we are delighting in our pity party (queen of that right here), when we are doubting our influence in our families and our careers (or husband’s career)—we are letting Satan win. We are NOT out there encouraging others. We are NOT spreading the gospel. We ...

Faith, Family, Journal, Marriage

Your Husband Has Been Fired. Where in the World is God?

Your husband has been fired and where in the world is God? He was there three weeks ago when my girlfriend insisted that I meet her. She told me about the BIOY (Bible in One Year) app that I would need to cling to. Every single day there has been a nugget of truth I’ve been able to cling ...

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Even When Coach is Gone All the Time, I am Not Alone and I am Not Forgotten

In trying to scrap up their first win, there were sooooo many long nights of stress, of games, of practices, trying to get a little closer to the goal. Sometimes, even sacrificing his “home team” for more scouting, more film, more scheming. Something. Anything to get over the hump.

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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.

Faith, Journal

The Beauty of Light on Bended Knee

And I'm reminded that while my life might be hard right now... and my shoulders and knees may be bent way more than usual... that is a far cry from a bad thing. I needed to be humbled. I needed to shake things up, to be shaken, to be bent.

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When Coaching is a Ministry, Expect These 5 Things to Happen

There will always, ALWAYS, be opposition when we are determined to shine light in dark places. Satan is NOT happy about it and WILL throw up barrier after barrier to stop us.

Journal, Marriage

You Will Never Be the Perfect Coach’s Wife

God equipped you with certain gifts, attributes, and skills to be your husband's wife, to balance him out, to meet his needs. He did not give you these gifts to impress anyone or one-up anyone or show off to anyone, but to serve others well in His name. And maybe that means dressing up for ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

Football Brings Me Closer to Jesus

God put you here. He sent you a coach companion. He makes no mistake. If we are lucky, we discover why God chose this life for us. For me, he knew I’d put my faith in the flesh (spring-summer) and that I would need to have my focus readjusted (fall).

Marriage

My Need for Control Was Killing My Marriage

We talk for a while. They ask questions and hold my hand. They pray over me. And then they give me the best marriage advice I’ve ever received.

Family, Journal

When You Suck at Asking for Help

“I don’t want you to help me! NO! NO! Don’t touch it!” she screamed as she aggressively jammed the “outie” part of the zipper against the “innie” part of the zipper over and over and over again to no avail. “Charlee, we have to go. ...

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