From the moment someone becomes a parent, they become responsible for every aspect of the child’s life. As time goes on, a parent not only is responsible for the care and well-being of the child but also start to concern themselves with how they are influencing the child. The influence of the parent is veryContinue reading “Influence is a Two Way Street”
Category Archives: Coach’s Wife
27 Years
Marriage from a Baseball Perspective Today, Burchy and I celebrate twenty-seven years of marriage. As I reflect on our time spent as husband and wife it is abundantly clear that marriage never really reaches a destination but instead is a journey that is to be managed through the good and the bad, the thick andContinue reading “27 Years”
The Belts
In 2020, like many, the spring baseball season was canceled due to the Covid pandemic. One of our Tate baseball parents posted this picture along with a post describing the flood of memories and stories that were stirred by this 20-year collection of belts. I read the post and it inspired the following tribute toContinue reading “The Belts”
The Perfect Moment
In 2002, I was an assistant coach at Edmond Santa Fe high school where we were blessed with a great group of young men that year. Following a great regular season, we won our regional and punched our ticket to the state tournament. Through a tumultuous double elimination round, we found our way to theContinue reading “The Perfect Moment”
The Chicken Runs At Midnight
🐓🏃♂️⏰ One percent of a day is about fourteen minutes. Research will tell us that we will spend well beyond fourteen minutes a day staring at our phone screens looking to be entertained or informed only to realize that we generally put the phone down with no value added to our lives. So, take lessContinue reading “The Chicken Runs At Midnight”
The Waves
As long as the good Lord allows us to wake up each day life is continuous. Life happens to all of us, some days are good some a pretty rough. It’s easy to get caught up in the dealings of each day and find ourselves mentally and physically exhausted only to find we wake upContinue reading “The Waves”
The View from the Cheap Seats
Hmmm…..where should I sit? That is a loaded question being a coach’s wife. I have sat in the stands, behind home plate, behind center field, right next to the dugout, in the coach’s office looking through a window, and under the bleachers, because I’m too nervous to watch. My all-time favorite place to sit is where IContinue reading “The View from the Cheap Seats”
Burchy and Big Guy 