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friends/Small Town Texas

Hometown Crowd

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

I talk a lot about our hometown. I have always had a lot to say about it–how I couldn’t wait to graduate and leave, how I wasn’t sure I wanted...

2016/friends

It Takes a Village

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

It takes a village. So often we associate that phrase with raising kids, but yesterday it came to me in a different light. Isn’t that the way our friendsh...

2016/family/friends/gather

Friends & Kids

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

We were the first in a few of our circles to have a baby. So ours was the only one for a bit. It was always impressive to me how easily our friends loved him. I...

friends/love/notes/texts/thank you

Tell It Like It Is

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sometimes the very simplest things you could say to someone make the most difference. It reminded me that I don’t always tell people what I’m thinki...

2015/Adoption/baby shower/friends/Heart Group/prayer

He Sets the Lonely in Families

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, several of us hosted a baby shower for Cookie (maybe we had to FaceTime Bean in; maybe not).   After we had everything set up, and before ...

friends/move

Or we could BE

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

I’ve learned quite a bit about myself since we’ve moved. Some good. Some not so good.  I was convicted when I read this little piece this morni...

camp house/family/friends/go/hometown/transition/unsettled

Transition Times

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I used the word unsettled a while back to describe this state I feel like we’re in right now. Since we’re back in a routine this fall, I feel less u...

Friday Five/friends/Happy House/MOMquery/school/soccer

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...

coffee date/friends/latte/life

Coffee Date? Yes, Please!

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Oh, my. I love coffee dates! I’m glad Alli had this great idea today! If we were to sit down for coffee, I’d probably be a little winded and let out...

faith/family/friends/go/love/move/prayer/unsettled

Unsettled

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I know my word for the year is go–and I have clung to that. I know we were called here. I know we were supposed to go. I feel like the word for the season...

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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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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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