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Perfect Pumpkin Dip

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Well, well, well. Would you lookie here? A recipe. That I made. In my own kitchen. With real dishes and utensils. Then I was able to serve it in a pretty dish. ...

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Type 1, Part 3: Real Life

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

For Type 1, Part 1: Thisty,  read here.For Type 1, Part 2: Hospitalized, read here. As we walked out the front doors of Dell Children’s Medical Cente...

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Me 2.0

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

In the less than two weeks we have been living in our new home, I am already starting to see pieces of my old self re-emerge. I am more attentive to detail. I a...

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Type 1, Part 2: Hospitalized

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

For Type 1, Part 1: Thirsty,  read here. We took the boy in after some days of insatiable thirst and frequent urination. We called in a favor or two to have him...

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A Tale of Two Dresses

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dresses were aplenty, but I’m working on my closet game. I’m the queen of buying a dress for an...

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Just My Son

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

So, I know I haven’t been at this diabetes-mom-thing for long, but in just a few weeks, I’ve noticed something that really bothers me. In the groups...

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What It’s All About

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Y’all, I come to this space to write often, but I rarely get anything out. It’s like God’s not finished with the thoughts in my head yet, so I...

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Type 1, Part1: Thirsty

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

*A disclaimer, because this is the internet and you can never be too sure. This is our story, not sound medical advice; it you think your child has a problem or...

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Tuesday Ten: Lots of New Edition

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. We’ll start with the big new: the boy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last Tuesday. I’ll share the story soon, but for now, we are settling in...

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Inspired

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Yesterday, we were working on the boy’s “homework” for school, and it inspired me. It was just a simple All About Me page, but it gave me a st...

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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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