My husband and I recently took a six day romantic vacation to beautiful Oahu, Hawaii. We packed up and sent the kids away to a week long overnight camp so we could enjoy some quality ”Husband & Wife Time.”

We also attended the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Annual Couples Getaway at The Cove in Asheville, NC. These were both special times we set aside to get closer to God and to each other.

Although we were not scheduled speakers at the FCA couples getaway, we were asked to share our story at one of the sessions. Judging from the raving feedback, I must say we make quite an awesome speaking team.

Coach Les Steckel (FCA President) and his awesome wife Chris Steckel used the analogy of two figure skaters to talk about the three things marriages need:

1. Teamwork – two people working together   
2. Timing – two people synchronized to perform as one
3. Trust – two people supporting and balancing one another’s vulnerabilities

We had the opportunity to fellowship with other married couples and left the getaway recharged and refreshed. Most importantly, we enjoyed a couple of quiet nights alone in a cozy room with no TV. It turned out to be a mountain top experience in more ways than one!

I want to encourage you to plan to do something special to strengthen your marital relationship. Allow your marriage to be a model to demonstrate that marriages are meant to last forever.

Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think. Okay? And if you have any other tips or strategies to add, please do so! I’d love to hear from you!

Keep Winning,

Welcome to my new blog. I’m hopeful all is well with you and your family. Things have been pretty exciting for me. This past season my husband’s football team (Prairie View Panthers) went 9-1 and on December 12^th (my birthday), became the 2009 SWAC Champions! 

Back in 2004, when we relocated our family (a teenager in middle school and two toddlers in pull-ups) to Texas from Maryland, we set our sights on winning a championship. Needless to say, our journey has been far from easy. We’ve all experienced a few blocks and fumbles along the way, but we continued to work together as a team and made it to the end zone together. We finally accomplished our goal of becoming a ”Championship Family.”

I want to encourage you to continue to be a devoted football wife and mother no matter what challenges come your way. Trust me, it’s all worth it!

Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think. Okay? I’d love to hear from you!

Keep Winning,

P.S. The Champion Frazier Family – Here are a few holiday photos with us all wearing our SWAC Championship hats.