A Unique Tribe! ⚾️

To the new ladies navigating baseball life:
​We live in the unique tribe world of pro sports. That life comes with preconceived ideas of what we the wives are supposed to look like & sound like.
I was terrified when we were called up to the Big Leagues! For me, minor league life was casual and “in my wheel house”. I had no idea what to expect when we got to Baltimore. Insecurity was my constant companion. I didn’t wear fancy clothes and barely knew how to apply makeup. High school flashbacks of being the tallest with red hair and a size 12 revisited me often. “I’m not the cute, coiffed, tiny MLB wife type”.....
Added to the mix was recovering from surgery to remove 2 large cysts from my ovaries... my belly was all puffy...and I felt awful. I was a mess!
When we arrived in Baltimore, God placed us in the middle of the best people I could’ve ever imagined!!! These wives were amazing! They loved and encouraged me. They wore comfy clothes to the games. They ate ballpark food. They fed their kids cotton candy. They got sweaty in the heat...like me!!
As a MiLB coaches wife now.... I’m older, marked by gravity. I’m still casual & lean heavily on my daughter, the pro MUA. I know God has us exactly where He wants us to be. We’re in this together. That is the focus. It truly doesn’t matter what the outside world perceives. He has placed us and equipped us for this unique tribe life!⚾️
You and I are born originals...no copies! We are all different in our likes & dislikes, talents, tastes and preferences. Take a deep breath, enjoy the moment & KNOW you're perfect just the way you are... Short, tall, tiny, fluffy, casual or coiffed....ITS ALL GOOD!
Be you bravely and with kindness!
🌷"Don't let the peripheral things in life sabotage real life!"🌷