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Me 2.0

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

In the less than two weeks we have been living in our new home, I am already starting to see pieces of my old self re-emerge. I am more attentive to detail. I a...

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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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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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Home, Home on the Hill

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We are having a great time in the little house on the hill, living our little country life. Before we moved in, I was dreading it. Now that we’re here, I&...

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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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Transition Times

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I used the word unsettled a while back to describe this state I feel like we’re in right now. Since we’re back in a routine this fall, I feel less u...

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Just Another Manic Monday

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

A while back I promised I was not going to turn this place into a giant list. I don’t think I’ve done a very good job of that. Apparently I’m ...

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Hide ‘n Go Seek

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

Y’all. Since we moved in to the house on the hill, I’ve been on the hunt for my crock pots. Yes, two of them. I misplaced two crock pots. I wanted t...

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T E N

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. New Kyle Field. First game. Four days. Who’s ready? (Hint: this girl.) 2.  I definitely received an ice bucket challenge last week and promptly fo...

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Prison Break

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

On this episode of The Grays on the Prairie, our beloved Tootise comes up missing. Being the ranch hand that I am, I noticed her absence pretty much immediately...

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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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When life hands you lemons... 🍋

Then what? 👇🏻
As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this mo As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this morning, it really made me think about this past year. 

I wrote and prayed with a bit of a different perspective. I thanked God for the lessons in empathy and love. I thanked Him for the slowdown and family time, just as our years with the boy begin their downhill slide. I thanked Him for safety and health that we so often take for granted. 

How can you reframe your focus as we step back into March? How can a year that has seemed to be full of differences and inconveniences turn into blessings in your life?
Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the so Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the soul.
This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, “Do you know we’ll be married 15 years this year?” 

Y’all. The fives and tens get me. How am I old enough to have been married that long? 

Sometimes I think back to the 16 year-old girl who knew she would marry this guy. She had no idea what she was signing up for—she couldn’t have dreamt how great he would be as a husband, a father, a leader, a friend, a confidant. 

So, while we’re a few months off, I’m still here. In awe of my calculation. Wondering how it could have flown by and been a lifetime all at once—but, you know what they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
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