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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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Cream of the Crop, Top of the Top

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

A look back at the top ten posts of 2014 by the numbers. 1. Six-tea Surprise 2. The Next Big Step3. Marriage Matters: Life Happens4. Happy Wife, Happy Life5. Ha...

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Gone.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

This year, I went with a word instead of a list of goals. I liked it. It encompassed many areas of my life. Go. Some days were easy. Some days were hard. There ...

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Celebrate Good Times!

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

My sweet husband put together quite the shindig last night–complete with a toast full of tears and most of my favorite people. We have amazing friends who...

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Today I Do Not Turn 30

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Today I do not turn 30, but we are celebrating my 30th birthday today. Since my birthday gets swallowed up by football and Thanksgiving next week, my husband ar...

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Tuesday Ten: Mr. Gray Edition

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

It’s Mr. Gray’s birthday, so this Tuesday Ten is for him! He’s the big 2-9 today. Yeah, I robbed the cradle. Old news. I love: 1. his half-smi...

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Round ’em Up

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. When Baby Gray was just a tiny baby, we went to our first Young Life Round Up. We didn’t know much about Young Life before that, but we were so impress...

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Tricks & Treats

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Having all our stuff in storage makes our holidays a little more simple than they normally are. We kept decorations to a minimum, Baby Gray made his own Hallowe...

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10 Before 31

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. Today’s September 30th, which means I’m wrapping books. This was such a fun activity last year that I’m doing it again! (Click here to see ...

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Being Mom

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s school birthday party day! I usually feel like making lunches is the epitome of “being Mom,” but hosting a classroom birthday party defin...

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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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