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Ten is Really All I Can Manage

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 5 Comments

It seems as though all I’ve got lately are lists. And I think I’m okay with that. It keeps me from missing things (I do actually look back at what I...

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Things to Make and Do

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

Make:This s’mores dip. Yum. Do:Take pictures with the Target dog when the opportunity arises. Make:These sliders. I have posted them before; they’re...

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Transition Times

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I keep sitting down to write and coming away with nothing. I miss this space. I miss consistency. I miss having a place to put something when I come home with g...

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It’s Tuesday… I Think!

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

Oh, it’s Tuesday? Now that we don’t have school keeping our routine afloat, I’m having trouble with keeping my days straight. Anyone else? 1. ...

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Just a Season

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

In so many ways, I feel so behind in this space. I feel like I am not giving it the attention I always have. In the past five years (FIVE YEARS next month), I h...

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Are You Mary or Martha?

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

Maybe you’re like me. Maybe throwing parties is fun for you. Maybe you enjoy the details. Maybe you get caught up in them. Maybe you plan your friendsR...

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You’ve Goat to Be Kidding

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Let’s just roll with a Tuesday Ten–lots of thoughts all in one place. 1. Planning vacations is so much fun. It’s also a little scary–wha...

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Friday Five

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. The second shipment of Purpose Box is now available! It is so incredible to me to see all the orders roll in–they’re from people I know, people I...

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On Fridays We Write Vaguely

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. Sometimes when you get news you don’t necessarily want to get, you take to worrying about everyone else in the situation. You pray for all the right th...

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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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