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2016/Adoption/faith/family/gather/goals/God

Reflect: Gather

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

2016 was the year of gather. So many times, it was affirmed that this word truly was meant to be my word this year. I ended the post at the start of this year w...

#buildingthegrayhouse/calling/faith/God/prayer/scripture/Type 1 Diabetes

What It’s All About

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

Y’all, I come to this space to write often, but I rarely get anything out. It’s like God’s not finished with the thoughts in my head yet, so I...

faith/God/scripture/worship

His Master Plan

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Some days I try to piece things together. I want to put them in a line myself and draw the connections God is making from my own frame of reference. Some days t...

cupcakes/faith/go/God/high school/Jalene's Journey/settle/Tuesday 10/Tuesday ten

Tuesday Ten: Sometimes Edition

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. Sometimes I am just so amazed by God. He is so into the details that I can’t even comprehend it all. 2. Sometimes I write a little bit of ridiculousnes...

faith/God/purchase with purpose/Purpose Box/songs/timing

Now, Never

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yesterday someone was asking me about Purpose Box, and as I spent time answering, some words came out of my mouth that surprised even me: How many times have I ...

2015/go/God/move/Revolution/settle/Sunday

Sunday

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Sundays.  First Sundays were hard because they were long, satan fought from the moment my feet hit the floor, I was on my feet more than any other day, and...

Baby Gray/Christmas/faith/God/Happy House/prayer/work

This Life

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yesterday, both of my guys had Christmas parties at lunch. In my teaching life, with all thirty minutes I had to eat, I wouldn’t have been able to make it...

faith/go/God/prayer/scripture/wait

Worth the Wait

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

You know the times we are called to wait? I find those to be the hardest times for me. It is my personality to want to control the situation; to see what God ha...

2014/Christ/faith/friends/God/happy mail/joy/moving

He’s Good

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Oh, y’all. When we pour our hearts out and get vulnerable, we allow God to work. He works in the broken-ness. He is our Healer, Redeemer. After a rough Tu...

2014/Baby Gray/faith/Fashion Friday/God/life/on my heart/pain/process/yoga

Tension, Not Pain

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Disclaimer: These photos have nothing to do with what’s on my heart today. I’m just cruisin’ with Fashion Friday in conjunction with a heart m...

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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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The latest adventure. Part of our story is that The latest adventure. 

Part of our story is that God has asked us to be good stewards of what we have. We discovered a love of kayaking a few weeks ago and then made the best of finding some to meet our needs. 

We snagged some kayaks from our favorite outfitter and set out for our favorite river spot. Adventuring at its finest. (Several years ago that was my word for the year.) 

We had a blast, found a great spot, and learned a few lessons. 

Here’s to learning as you go!
Allow me to introduce {our}selves: I’m Jolie. Allow me to introduce {our}selves: 

I’m Jolie. Wife, mama, teacher, friend, daughter, Aggie, writer, encourager, reader, letter writer. 

That’s the boy. LEGO builder, author, advocate, fundraiser, creative, friend, Type One butt-kicker. 

That that’s Mr. Gray. Husband, father, friend, role model, coach, teacher, learner, discerner. 

This is us! (Except now Mr. Gray cut his hair. 😭😭😭) Sometimes we match when we go out. Sometimes we laugh too loud. Sometimes we overreact. We love and forgive each other. We work together to help others and make the world around us better. 

Who are you? How are you? 👇🏻
So, I didn’t tell y’all, but when I posted yes So, I didn’t tell y’all, but when I posted yesterday, I also challenged myself. I challenged myself to show up. For seven days. Or ten. Or twenty-one. Or thirty. I’m not sure how long yet, but I’ll be here. For some consecutive days. 

I want to show up here in laughter or tears in such a way that you can take a little nugget, stick it in your pocket, and save it for a rainy day. 

Sometimes you just have to laugh. Laugh at yourself. Laugh with your spouse. Send your ridiculousness to your friends. Take a moss to dinner. Embarrass your husband. Don’t take it all so seriously. Step back a bit and step out of the deep. Smile. Breathe.
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, I wro Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, I wrote every single day. If I were going to be gone, I wrote ahead of time and scheduled it to post. In a more recent place in time, I jumped online each Friday and discussed the week via Facebook live. In an even more recent realm, I started a weekly newsletter in an effort to get back to some writing roots and offer up another form of sharing ideas and tips. 

Then I stopped. All of it. 

Everything around me began to just sound like noise, and I didn’t want to contribute to that. I wanted to be sure what I bring to the table has some value (even if sometimes that value is that it’ll show up in my @chatbooks later).

Mostly, though, I want what I share to be thoughtful and representative of a safe space in this big ol’ (sometimes mean) internet world. I want people to peek in—to any of my spaces—and see something that saves them time, a way to give back, a reminder that Jesus loves them, a family working on getting back to the basics and focusing on each other.

I want to be a brand and make an impact and be something bigger, but not in such a way that I blend in with the noise. I want to make you think and challenge you and offer up ways to make your life and systems simpler and work for you. I want to be a resource and an encourager.

So, I’m getting back in the game. And I’m starting with this little space. 

*laces up shoes and jogs onto the court*
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