stress Archives - Friday Night Wives

5 Things You Don’t Have to Do (Even If You Feel Like Everyone Else Does)

Some of us are involved to extreme levels—doing team laundry, organizing fundraisers, or feeding the team every week. Others are content to be at games supporting the team and pitching in otherwise as needed. Neither way of doing it is right or wrong.

Family, Journal

The Calm Before the Storm (or Season)

We do all that we can to prepare, knowing that when the storm finally arrives, all bets are off.

Family, Journal, Marriage

Sometimes Things Would Suck Even If

I’m not minimizing the stressors of the coaching life. They are real and they can be unique and overwhelming. What I am saying is that pointing at coaching as the blanket scapegoat for everything challenging that happens during the season can put our hearts in a dangerous spot.

Journal

A Conversation Between Coach Rock and Coach Hard Place

Hey Coach, I gotta’ tell you, the thing I’ve been trying to figure out How do I keep my heart soft to love these boys while protecting it from the crowd?

Family, Journal

I Was Exhausted and Worn Out from Trying to Live Up to Impossible Standards

We put our worth in what we do, our accomplishments, and the success of our commitments, instead of the things that actually matter. When we do this, we begin to miss what life is actually about and where true value comes from. We worship being busy, and eventually that will come to haunt us in ...

Family, Journal

Finding the Blessing in the Busyness

One day, the busyness will start to settle down and we will look back and wonder how we did it all. And we will miss the days when we had exactly 12 minutes to scarf down a dinner before we had to leave the house.