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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

He Could Have Been Born into Money and Power; But My Son was Born into a Football Family

He was given to us to raise. And the man that’s raising him is having a small hand in raising a lot of other young men, too.

Family, Journal

Tips on Surviving Social Isolation with Your Kids and Coach—From a Teacher

We will go back to our regular routines at some point and are setting ourselves up for failure upon that return if we abandon all sense of normalcy now. We also truly don’t know how long social isolation will be our new normal, and how long can we really sit around and binge-watch anyway?

Family, Journal

Growing Up on the Sidelines

They were the first ones to run up to daddy after a game and after a loss they were the only ones who could put a smile on coach’s face. They were the first ones to run up to daddy after a game and after a loss they were the only ones who could put a smile on coach’s face.

Faith, Family, Journal

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.

Family, Journal

I’m a Mom and a Coach’s Wife—and I’m Still Recovering from Football Season

What can I do instead of clouding my judgment with more mental clutter and endless to do lists? I can breathe. Have grace. Pray, love and be present. If it takes me 4 months to get my house in order following the season, then let it be. It is easier said than done, I know.

Journal, Resources

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

Dear Upset Parent, From the Coach’s Wife

Next, there is a time and a place for this conversation. It is not now, not after a game, no matter the outcome. It is not while his family, friends, colleagues, and community are watching. Not in the middle of the field or outside the locker room. Certainly not at the volume you are speaking; ...

Family, Friendship, Journal, Marriage

We are a Childfree Coaching Family

For this reason, I do feel that I often have difficulty connecting with other coaches' wives who lament about traveling to games solo with children, getting up during the night to care for children, worrying about their children finishing their homework, making it to their own extracurricular ...

Family, Journal, Resources

Game Night Tips & Tricks from a Mom of Four Littles

Now with four, seven and under we had a little time to experiment. For us this is what I’ve found works…

Faith, Family, Journal

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.

Family, Journal

They Will Grow; For the Kids of Fall

They will grow up on the field, awaiting the end of the 4th so they can run into their daddy’s arms and the hugs and kisses will be just as sweet regardless of what the scoreboard says.

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