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Tuesday Ten-sel

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

1. This weekend, we had Tinsley Christmas. Aunt Carrie had her props for a fun photo shoot, so we have some great memories on camera. 2. Also at Tinsley Christm...

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Ghost of Christmas Past

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 5 Comments

I love Christmas cards. They’re one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. I always find myself looking back at ours from previous years. Here are a ...

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This Life

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yesterday, both of my guys had Christmas parties at lunch. In my teaching life, with all thirty minutes I had to eat, I wouldn’t have been able to make it...

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Unlikely Nativity (Alternate Title: Proud Mama Moment)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

While we were at Aunt Cookie’s for Thanksgiving, Baby Gray spent his time building with Legos (I know, so surprising). Of everything he built, though, one...

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Battle of the Santas

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

We’re off to see Santa today. I had to decide if I wanted to go with our original Santa or the “new” Santa who was so wonderful on our off yea...

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Stocking Stuffers for the Family

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Stockings have almost always been one of my favorite parts of Christmas morning. “Santa” used to do a great job with mine growing up, and luckily, &...

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Thursday Thirteen

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yeah, I made that up. It’s not a thing. When my computer has been crashed, and I have a lot of catching up to do, it seems the best route to take, though....

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Tuesday Ten: Chrismastime is Coming!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1.  I am a firm “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” kind of girl. As a matter of fact, one of my very favorite days is Chrismasday, the Sunday a...

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Perfect Preschool Presents

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to start getting people crossed off your list. Looking for the perfect present for the little guys in y...

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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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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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