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Friday Five: Favorites Edition

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1.  Y’all, it’s Friday, and the boy is napping! I have a moment to catch my breath. This week resembled normal and routine. I love it! I feel s...

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Friday Five: Vacation Edition

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We’re on a little getaway for the weekend. We kicked it off in Oklahoma for a work meeting Mr. Gray had going on. You can follow us around on Facebook or ...

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Five on Friday: Link Edition

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I really want to take the boy to this hotel. Even if we just hang in the hotel the whole trip. 2. When I wrote the post But I’m Not Pregnant last week,...

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Friday Five

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I’ve been all over the place this week! Find a post on the second Purpose Box here, a post on being a work at home mama here, and a post on my crazy ph...

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On Fridays We Write Vaguely

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. Sometimes when you get news you don’t necessarily want to get, you take to worrying about everyone else in the situation. You pray for all the right th...

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Friday Five: Hashtag Edition

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I think the #write31days challenge helped me loosen up a little on my need to be in this space every weekday. I don’t have to be here every weekday. I ...

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F I V E

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I had every intention of posting a first day of school interview with Baby Gray this week. I’m not sure how that got away from me. I’ll aim for a...

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Posted on August 8, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. I bought a paper planner. It’s taken some time to get used to. I didn’t know if I would like it or keep up with it; I’m so dependent on my ...

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High Five!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Here’s to Friday Five randomness! 1. I finally got some much-needed Lila Pearl snuggles this week. I hate when I don’t get to meet my friends’...

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Fiverrrrrr

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s been a whirlwind of a week, and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon. Let’s get five quick hits to see what’s in this ol’...

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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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