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Category: chick pics

2017/bible/chick pics/Easter/faith/prayer

Worthy is the Lamb

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Jolie / 0 Comment

Undoubtedly, Good Friday is sad. It’s a terrible day in history; one where we recount the slain Messiah. The mockery, the abuse; the sheer torture that He...

2015/Baby Gray/chick pics/Easter

Good Day, Son-Shine

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

The older I get and the older my son gets, the more Easter weighs on me. The more I begin to grasp the sacrifice that was made for me to freely receive God̵...

Baby Gray/chick pics/Easter/I couldn't live without/photography/photos

I Can’t Live Without… This Photo

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

I joined in with Katie and Lindsay a couple of weeks ago for their I Couldn’t Live Without… link up. Then I forgot about it last week. Then I was lo...

2014/Baby Gray/chick pics/Easter/faith

Happy Easter! He Is Risen!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Today we celebrate the risen King! Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Baby Gray/chick pics/Easter/Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday: Easter Edition

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I just couldn’t resist bringing this one back; it’s too funny! Thanks to Photographi by Shelli for capturing it.

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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