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Category: death

2012/death/memories

How You Doin’?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

If you’re from the Friends generation, it’s hard to even read that in your mind without Joey’s voice, right?  Source: Uploaded by user vi...

2012/death/faith/friends/learning/love

Livin’ & Learnin’

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

A few things I’ve learned:  Love loved ones well God still speaks loud and clear; listening is key Don’t take opportunities for granted Comfort...

2012/blessings/death/faith/friends/love/Mr. Gray/prayer

Love Well

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep on saying it. We are so amazingly well-loved. God has truly blessed us with amazing friends and family who step u...

2012/death/faith/journal/memories/prayer

Good Will Come

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

My head and my heart are filled with words. Journals and iPad notes have been catching the overflow. I almost always have a need to write, but I haven’t h...

death/eternity/faith/graduation/Grammie/gratitude/love/memories/Papa

Maybe It’s Just Because

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Summer always seems to make me think more about Grammie and Papa than other times of the year.  Maybe it’s because she passed away in May and he in J...

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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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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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