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Aqua-family

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

Wednesday, Mr. Gray took the afternoon off so we could head to Houston and spend a little time as a family before he headed out early Thursday morning. We took ...

2013/Baby Gray/carseat/fish/pets

A Tale of Two Fishies

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

It was the best of times,  He won a fish! it was the worst of times, He busted the bag in his carseat! it was the age of surprises, Mom saved the day! ...

fish/Recipes

Something’s Fishy

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

One day last week, we had Tilapia for dinner. We buy it in the individually frozen packages. It’s definitely not my favorite fish, but it has good flavor,...

Baby Gray/fish/Sea World

Under the Sea

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Sea World offered free Fun Cards to all certified teachers in a promotion earlier this summer. Momma Branam, Mrs. P, and I took the kiddos to check it out yeste...

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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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