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Weep with Those Who Weep

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Jolie / 1 Comment

Today is our twelfth wedding anniversary, and in anniversaries past, I have come to this space to profess my undying love for my husband as well as my appreciat...

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Tuesday Ten: I’m Not Sure I Still Know How to Write Complete Sentences Edition

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

I keep thinking I’ll write a new post. I come over to tell you all about all the things (or at least write them down for my own recollection), and nothing...

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Tuesday Ten: Off the Face of the Earth Edition

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

A quick game of catch-up in Tuesday Ten form. 1. Biking. I spend all my unoccupied waking hours on a bike. Less than two weeks. That’s all that remains un...

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It’s Tuesday… I Think!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Oh, it’s Tuesday? Now that we don’t have school keeping our routine afloat, I’m having trouble with keeping my days straight. Anyone else? 1. ...

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Marriage Matters: Date Your Spouse

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

I mentioned date nights yesterday as our way of checking in and avoiding “marital drift.” Check out some of our favorite date night ideas and share ...

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Keep the Love Alive

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Friday makes me think of our Friday Fun Dances when I was still teaching. We’d crank up some Miley...

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Memory Lane

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Last night as we talked in the car on the way to (and from) dinner, we found ourselves reminiscing over the memories of the last 14+ years. We sang songs from h...

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Crazy Eight!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

Happy anniversary to us! I can’t believe it’s been eight years since we said “I do!” People warned us about getting married young, but I...

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Keepin’ Up with the Smith’s

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

(Yes, that needs an apostrophe.)  Mr. Gray and I went to New Orleans on an anniversary trip a while back. While it wasn’t my favorite city in the wor...

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Lucky Number Seven

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Seven years ago today, Mr. Gray and I said “I do.” It was the best and most powerful statement I’ve ever made. This is the first anniversary w...

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Hi, I’m Jolie…

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Wife to Josh, mama to Hays (7), hopeful adoptive mama, and Jesus lover. I founded Purpose Box in July of 2014. I'm all about open sunroofs and coffee dates. Welcome to my space; have a click around. I hope you feel loved, encouraged, and empowered.

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There were days I wondered if he’d ever start pl There were days I wondered if he’d ever start playing to win. Now look at him: sheathing his sword on strike three. 😂
Baseball weekends are the best weekends. Lessons Baseball weekends are the best weekends.

Lessons learned. Memories made. Work put in.

Baseball is a big part of our story, and we are so glad to be able to share it with the boy.
All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mo All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mom and the ones who call me mom and the places I get to fill in the gaps and the hurt and the waiting and the in between. 

It’s a day of balance and challenge and so many emotions and thoughts. Where ever you fall on the Mother’s Day spectrum, I hope your day was just what you needed.
From band to the baseball field and back again. B From band to the baseball field and back again.

Big day yesterday with 1s in both band competitions and a 2-0 day on the field. 

Today didn’t go the way we wanted on the diamond, but that’s a big part of the game.

I don’t want to remove the failure because it’s part of life. It’s what helps us grow. We don’t grow when life is easy and comfortable. Growth comes from working through the hard and getting better—not just in baseball but in life. 

Full disclosure: it is a lot more fun when we win, though. 🙃 Grateful for these boys and this team to grow with.
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