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Anxiety Took My Breath Away. Here’s How I Got it Back.

So if my peace is dependent upon my own performance, my own success, my own character, my own children, my own circumstances, then I will NEVER FIND IT. Because none of those things will ever be up to par. None of those things will ever feel ENOUGH.

Family, Journal

When You Face the Darkest Days, Rise Up

For a Football Coach, this is his greatest fear. And today it came true on the anniversary of the biggest win of our lives. Today I join those who are hurting, confused, and lost.

Family, Journal, Marriage, Resources

5 Ways to Decompress When the Season Feels Overwhelming

As wives, moms, and coaches' partners, we tend to lead busy lives. In the craziness, allow yourselves to be okay with taking care of yourself. Be okay with taking a few moments to decompress.

Family, Journal, Marriage

Especially During Season, A Break Is Good for the Soul

Force the wheel of chaotic schedules and unending stress to halt. Whether you vacation away from town or have a small stay-cation, find a moment to let the world around you continue without your family needing to be involved.

Family, Journal

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

Things Would Still Be Hard Even If You Weren’t a Coaching Family. Because Life is Hard.

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.

Faith, Family, Friendship, Journal

Friday Night Wife of the Week: Kelsey Jones of Junction City, Arkansas

One thing I've learned over the years is that, especially when kids come along, you need help – even if it's just someone to talk to about some of the "yuck" that comes with the season.

Family, Journal, Marriage

4 Practical Ways to Avoid the Midseason Meltdown

I coined a term several years back; I’m not proud to say that the phrase “mid-season meltdown” came about because I noticed for myself that every October I hit a wall. A point of no return would reveal itself again where I just couldn’t tolerate one more team dinner, or one more date night that ...

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