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Pay it FORWARD Softball PANTS | Softball is For Girls

If you got something to giveaway, sell for cheap, trade etc… List it here. If you need something…ask! This is the annual, “Pay it Forward Softball Pants Holiday GIFT SWAP!” It’s that time of year. You know, when parents start freaking out about how they are going to fill all the space underneath the Christmas…
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A Day in the Life of a T1D Softball Player

This picture……sparked a little controversy yesterday when it was posted on Facebook with the question “does anyone know what this is?” A few people knew the answer right away. Test strips for a glucometer. Many others thought they were arrow nocks. And there were a lot of people completely disgusted that a kid would actually…
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5 Bad Influences of the Softball Field! | Softball is For Girls

When you wake up and try to dump coffee grounds in the trashcan so you can make a fresh pot of coffee and see the trashcan looking like someone was playing an intricate game of stacking to see who could get the last piece of trash on the tippy-tippy-top without the whole thing toppling over…
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Softball Wisdom for Life | Softball is For Girls

If you have never read anything from Softball is For Girls, we ask that you read this and share it with your girls. Our motto has always been to empower, and these words of wisdom from a coach we know and love, pretty much says it all. Softball is not just softball. It’s life disguised…
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#T1D STRONG | Juice Boxes, Insulin & Athletes!

Three years ago, November was just November. A cold and dreary month where I personally worried about holidays and everything else that a parent could possibly worry about it. But then, things changed. Our daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a few short years ago and now for us, November is TYPE 1 Awareness…
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Raising Good PEOPLE, Not Just SOFTBALL PLAYERS….

See – there is a reason we made this shirt! We all need to say I am sorry sometimes….and let’s face it, sports make us CRAZY! <<<—– (Get yours today) Gah….You guys! Sometimes, we all forget in the heat of competition that WE are all examples for our children, on and off the field. This…
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The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20

Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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How Not to Freeze Your A$$ OFF!

It is absolutely no fun watching your kid play if you are freezing your bootie off. We got the bomb diggity of products that will keep you warm!
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Travel Ball in the Early 80’s | Softball is for Girls

Sat around thinking about all the things….all THINGS we as parents do to enable them to play their sports. Travel ball, in nearly every sport is now the ‘norm.’ Where I grew up, there was no such thing as travel ball, unless you counted taking the game to another weed infested field in a neighborhood…
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Brick Dust Diaries

The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20

Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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Millie (Explaining Mama)

The thing about broken people is that they don't need OUR forgiveness. They need their own. There is a big misconception about all of that. My mama was not a bad person, not a bad mother. I know what you are thinking.
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woman wearing red coat

How Not to Freeze Your A$$ OFF!

It is absolutely no fun watching your kid play if you are freezing your bootie off. We got the bomb diggity of products that will keep you warm!
READ MORE
Softball field

Travel Ball in the Early 80’s | Softball is for Girls

Sat around thinking about all the things….all THINGS we as parents do to enable them to play their sports. Travel ball, in nearly every sport is now the ‘norm.’ Where I grew up, there was no such thing as travel ball, unless you counted taking the game to another weed infested field in a neighborhood…
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Brick Dust Diaries

The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20

Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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* A method of payment must be saved at sign-up. You will be billed automatically at the end of the trial period for $12.99, and your subscription will continue to renew automatically each month for $12.99 until you cancel your subscription.