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Full Circle Faith

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Jolie / 0 Comment

I shared on social media a few weeks ago that we had taken a step in a new direction regarding our impending adoption. View this post on Instagram   So, th...

2012/Christmas/devotional/faith/gifts

Tis Better To Give

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I love to give gifts. I love picking out exactly the perfect item and then watching their face as they open it. My friends are always the most fun to do Christm...

2012/Baby Gray/Christmas/Mr. Gray/tradition

Christmas, The Recap

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Ahhh, Christmas. We had such a fabulous time (minus the part where I insisted we complete our Christmas Eve traditions with a really tired boy; just wait f...

2012/family/friends/goals/life

In Closing…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s time to recap the goals I set for 2012 and see how it went. Tomorrow I’ll talk about what I’m working toward for 2013.  1. I will co...

2012/Baby Gray/Fashion Friday/independent/toddler

Adorable Adornments

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I know I say this every Friday, but this kid cracks me up! He’ll wear anything. He always looks cute, though.    I can only hope he was channeli...

2012/dealing/death/loss

He is Good

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We returned from our final Christmas celebration last night. Gifts are slowly being put away, and our routine is easing back toward normal. We all slept soundly...

2012/Christmas

Merry & Bright

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

From our home to yours, Merry Christmas! 

2012/Baby Gray/Christmas

Pre-Game Warm Up

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Tomorrow is the big day–Christmas! I have loved watching Baby Gray live and learn this season. We’ve been rush, rush, rushing around the l...

2012/Baby Gray/Christmas/Santa

Jolly Ol’ Saint Nicholas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Once we made it through all the illness and played a little catch up, it was time for a visit to the North Pole. Baby Gray has not been a fan of Santa in t...

2012/Baby Gray/Christmas/crafts/paint

Crafting, and Baking, and Wrapping, Oh My!

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Wow! I don’t know if it was Vegas or illness, or what, but I am so behind (or I feel behind, anyway).  We finally got our Christmas crafts done, but ...

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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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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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