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Back to School: Honor Your Teacher

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Jolie / 0 Comment

Back to school around here means I start thinking of ways we can honor our teachers. This year, especially, I feel like they’re going above and beyond for...

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Giving Good Gifts: Teacher Edition

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Jolie / 1 Comment

Every year around Christmas, I realize I don’t know my child’s teachers as well as I would like and that makes gift-giving a little harder than it s...

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Tuesday Ten: Back to School Edition

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means. I managed to string a thought or ten together here. 1. We had our first easy transition day at Happy House yest...

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Classroom Treats: Reindeer Food

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

When I was teaching, I made reindeer food for my students each year. Then I forgot about it–until last night. Baby Gray’s class party day crept up o...

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Stocking Stuffers for the Family

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Stockings have almost always been one of my favorite parts of Christmas morning. “Santa” used to do a great job with mine growing up, and luckily, &...

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Thursday Thirteen

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yeah, I made that up. It’s not a thing. When my computer has been crashed, and I have a lot of catching up to do, it seems the best route to take, though....

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Tuesday Ten: Chrismastime is Coming!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1.  I am a firm “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” kind of girl. As a matter of fact, one of my very favorite days is Chrismasday, the Sunday a...

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Perfect Preschool Presents

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to start getting people crossed off your list. Looking for the perfect present for the little guys in y...

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Tis the Season to Give Money

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

Fa La La La La La La La La…  This is a completely and utterly shameless post in which I am going to exploit tax regulations in an effort to play on o...

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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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There were days I wondered if he’d ever start pl There were days I wondered if he’d ever start playing to win. Now look at him: sheathing his sword on strike three. 😂
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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