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Dear Kids, A Reminder As We Pack Up Again

I hope you know in the depths of your soul that you will be okay wherever we go because we go together. We have been a part of a lot of different teams in your lifetime. But our family, this home team of five, will always be our first priority, our first love, and our home—no matter where it is.

Family, Journal, Marriage

Is Daddy Coming Home Tonight?

They look to us, they rely on us to set the tone. We are their guide through this busy season and how we steer them will determine whether they grow up respecting or resenting their fathers.

Journal

Thinking Your Kid Needs to Specialize in a Sport Early? Read This First.

Some families may think complete and early commitment might be the magic formula for turning out a champion, but it might also be a path that leads to burnout or injury.

Family, Journal

The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done for Our Family is Learn to Say “No”

I have realized that I don't have to fill every second coach is working with things to keep them (and myself) distracted. And I don't have to fill every second he's home with fun activities to make up for all the family time lost without him. And I certainly don’t have to do all the things to ...

Family, Journal, Marriage

All I Really Need to Know About Parenting, I Learned From a High School Football Coach

#4."Love rules. The purpose of discipline isn't to punish but to correct."

Faith, Family, Journal, Marriage

To the Coach’s Wife Wondering if It Will Ever Get Easier

I had parked myself right in front of a broken cistern. I'd fill it up, but all my joy and peace and compassion still seeped through the crevices and cracks, until it was once again empty. I would fill my tank up and only get a mile down the road before I was out of gas again. I wasn't filling ...