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Making Time for Me

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I make it a point to do some things just for me on a regular basis. I don’t want to be rundown, tired, and not at my best when trying to be the best mom a...

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A Banner Year

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Last spring, I found a cute felt bunting at Target that graced our mirror on the living room wall until it was time to change decor. I loved having it there. I&...

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Hip Hip Hooray!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Call me a jaded kindergarten teacher, but random kid art doesn’t really strike my fancy. I enjoy creating it with Baby Gray, but I don’t feel the ne...

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What’s your Prerogative?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

 Sometimes when I’m on Pinterest, I feel really inspired. Sometimes I wonder how many of the photos are photo-only (like the parties; I know some are...

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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