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Making Time for Me

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I make it a point to do some things just for me on a regular basis. I don’t want to be rundown, tired, and not at my best when trying to be the best mom a...

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Friday Five: Favorites Edition

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1.  Y’all, it’s Friday, and the boy is napping! I have a moment to catch my breath. This week resembled normal and routine. I love it! I feel s...

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Tuesday Ten: Back to School Edition

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means. I managed to string a thought or ten together here. 1. We had our first easy transition day at Happy House yest...

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A Bit of a Recap

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Y’all, what a summer. It has been a whirlwind of emotions, coordination at the new house, plans that changed, changed back, and changed again. It’s ...

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That Tuesday in August

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

About mid-July, my subconscious starts to remind the rest of my being that the beginning of August is approaching. Scriptures, memories, timing, it all starts b...

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Tell It Like It Is

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sometimes the very simplest things you could say to someone make the most difference. It reminded me that I don’t always tell people what I’m thinki...

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I’ve Got the Cure

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

If you’ve been around for any length of time at all, you know I have an incurable sweet tooth. I’m talking my dream day would be cake for breakfast,...

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BTHO Eugene!

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

Lots of our friends have gotten married over the years. We’ve been in many weddings and made many new “friends” for the weekend. We usually en...

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Pile It On

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

This week will be a wee bit crazy. I managed to sign the boy up for a camp in the morning and a Bible school in the evening without noticing it until it was too...

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Tuesday Ten: It’s Almost Wednesday Edition

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. Last month, I challenged myself to drink at least 64 ounces of water per day for thirty days. I just completed the thirtieth day, and I do not look or feel a...

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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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