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2013/death/grief/guest post/Jamie Ivey/loss

Dreaming Big Dreams

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

You won’t find me here today. I’m over on Jamie Ivey’s space, Dreaming Big Dreams. I’m honored to be there–sharing my heart as we ...

2013/dealing/death/faith/family/grief/loss/love/promises

His Embrace

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Somedays all I can do is rest in His embrace. Nothing is necessarily wrong, just time to take to my journal and cling to His promises.

2013/death/faith/family/husband/loss/Mr. Gray

He Leads

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

If someone had told me on that morning six months ago in booth eleven where we’d be today, I don’t know that I would have believed it. I can’t...

2012/dealing/death/loss

He is Good

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We returned from our final Christmas celebration last night. Gifts are slowly being put away, and our routine is easing back toward normal. We all slept soundly...

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Into the Light

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

After church yesterday, we headed to the capitol grounds for the Central Texas Out of the Darkness Walk. Based on the videos and photos from the website, I was ...

2012/death/loss/suicide awareness/walking

Out of the Darkness

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

A few months ago, a friend posted that she was walking in an Out of the Darkness walk. I knew I wanted to donate to the cause, but beyond that I wasn’t su...

2012/dealing/death/faith/loss/prayer

Turn Him Up

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sometimes my days blur together a little. I don’t always know the 14th from the 20th or Wednesday from Friday. On our trip this weekend, I was acutely awa...

2012/blessings/death/loss/memories

Use It

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Sometimes I shield what I share and keep the vulnerable parts to myself. As I was praying through this last night, I realized my prayer was to use my heart brea...

2012/dealing/death/loss/memories

Beauty through Fire

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

The last month has been tough. Friday was another landmark day, not a recurring one, but the one-month mark. The signal that we have made it through one month o...

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Landmarks

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s no surprise that today is here. I’ve been watching it approach over the passing weeks. It didn’t shock me or sneak up on me, but I’...

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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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