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2013/fast/goals/Revolution

The Spoiled Ninny-Muggins Reflects

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 5 Comments

Just a quick preface: I am totally on board with Matthew 6:16, “When you fast, don’t make it obvious…” in general. Since we were fasting...

2013/Aggies/anniversary/Baby Gray/Cotton Bowl/date/goals/Mr. Gray/shopping/tailgate

Dirty Dozen

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

One of my goals for this year is to spend at least one night a week with Mr. Gray. We jumped right in the first week of the year with a date weekend–take ...

2013/Baby Gray/date/faith/family/goals/life/Mr. Gray

Building Blocks

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Today marks the beginning of a new year. It’s a fresh start. Time to start anew. I like to start the year with something to work toward, and a list of goa...

2012/family/friends/goals/life

In Closing…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s time to recap the goals I set for 2012 and see how it went. Tomorrow I’ll talk about what I’m working toward for 2013.  1. I will co...

2012/app/bible/faith/goals/reading

Shake It Up

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I kicked off the new year with Bible Gateway, a site that emails daily verses and breaks the Bible down into a 365-day reading plan. It was perfect. It came str...

2012/Baby Gray/blessings/goals

Express Yourself

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yesterday was Monday. Monday means our weekly trip to HEB. A trip to HEB means we have to check out. Being in the check out line usually means Baby Gray becomes...

2012/goals/half marathon/running

13.1 and Done!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

Disclaimer: This is a long and totally self-centered post. Sorry. Saturday’s packet pick up was the beginning of the sinking feeling in the pit of my stom...

2012/Baby Gray/goals/half marathon/running

Life As We Knew It

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I don’t think I realized when I set out to run a half marathon that it would be such a change for our entire family unit. It wasn’t just about me ge...

2012/5k/bike/goals/half marathon/running

Counting Down

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It is so weird for me to think that one year ago, I was gearing up to run a 5k. At the time, it was the farthest I had run. Why’s that weird? In a little ...

2012/goals/running

Keeler Heels

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Our trip to Grapevine for C3 (more on that later) was amazing; however, I didn’t run a step while we were there. I rode the bike for a bit one evening, bu...

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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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Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I sort of left feeling a little bit like each one of our faces here. 

👨🏻 The face-value smile: On paper, what we are doing is working well. (Paper for us is our Dexcom info.) 

👦🏼 The hiding face: But—for some reason it did not translate to his A1C this round. 

💁🏼‍♀️ The absolute adoration for our boy: YES! He rocked his lab work yesterday. He asked good questions. He is growing and learning how to manage this condition on his own. 

Honestly, I left pretty disappointed and disheartened because our work on paper didn’t match what his lab info showed.

An A1C is not the only measure of what we’re looking for, but if that’s off it makes me doubt our readings, time in range, etc that we are always striving to improve and do our best with. If the data we are working with isn’t accurate, it’s not driving us to good decisions. 

I don’t say any of this for sympathy or a mom shout out or a hug or a pity party, but merely to encourage you if you’re walking through something similar. 

Today I’m going to shake it off, make a plan for double-checking our data and keep on trucking. Diabetes doesn’t stop for me to regroup and rethink. It’s all on the fly.

So, fly we will!
“If I wait on the world to tell me when to stop, “If I wait on the world to tell me when to stop, I never will.” — @handsfreerevolution 

As a family, we have made some choices that allow us time to be home more, time to be together more, time to be in our kitchen more, at our table more, you get the picture. 

I recently had someone tell me that I wouldn’t have all the time I had to get things done if I had their schedule. And they’re right. And it’s intentional. 

Each family has to find their fit. And for us, this is ours. We are over half-way done with the boy’s time at home. Soon he’ll have extra curricular obligations that we’ll have less control over the when and how of. So, for now, we’ll take the time to stop because it’s our time to take.
Rhythm. Once again, I came into the week of the Rhythm. 

Once again, I came into the week of the new year with no words or expectations. 

Lately, God has been showing me more about rhythm. Routine. Seasons. Cycles. 

2020 allowed us to take a step back. To focus on the important. To major on the majors. As things begin to return to “normal,” there are some things I don’t want to shift in my heart. I want to hold on to the rhythm of rest. The rhythm of grace. The rhythm of ministry and love and fulfillment. 

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28-30
Happy New Year to you and you and you and yours! ✨
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