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Category: blessings

2013/Baby Gray/blessings/family/love/memories/Mr. Gray/Thanksgiving

No Photos, Please!

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Someone woke up grumpus from their nap yesterday. It made family photo time a little bit lot hilarious. We went from, “I’m not taking a picture!R...

2013/Annie/blessings/family/friends/love/mom

Supremely Blessed

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I’ve written about it before–those nights with friends that leave you so full, so blessed, so grateful. It makes me thankful for the friends and sup...

2013/blessings/faith/family/God/life

Keep Stepping

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

You know those times when you see God unfolding the most perfect plan before your eyes, but you just can’t make sense of it at all? You try to push, pull,...

2013/blessings/family

Life, I Prayed

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Some mornings, I just sit back and realize how blessed I am to have this life. I am able to enjoy time with my son and my husband each day. I am able to work an...

blessing/blessings/faith/family/loss/love/running

Good and Light

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

When I think about those who finished the Boston Marathon yesterday and went straight to the hospital to give blood, I can’t even imagine. First of all, I...

2013/blessings/bloopers/family/life

Hello, [Again] Thursday

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Somehow I took Baby Gray to gym yesterday morning (which occurs on Wednesday) and then proceeded with my day thinking it was Thursday. I even asked the babysitt...

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Sometimes

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sometimes the best things are the tiniest things:  Like ice cream on the river (even when it’s cool out)  Or having a conversation with your son...

2012/blessings/death/loss/memories

Use It

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Sometimes I shield what I share and keep the vulnerable parts to myself. As I was praying through this last night, I realized my prayer was to use my heart brea...

Baby Gray/birthday/blessings/terrific twos/two

Terrific Twos

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

The Terrific Twos are off to a great start! We had such a fun day yesterday celebrating Baby Gray!  Our morning was much like last year, balloons and a num...

2012/Baby Gray/birthday/blessings/two

My Baby You’ll Be

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Last night, I tucked in my one year old for the last time.  This morning, a sweet two year old boy was in his place.  While it seems silly to define i...

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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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