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Guest Post: Fun at The Pearl

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

We’re in College Station for work part of this week, so my pal Alison is going to tell you guys a little about one of our favorite places, The Pearl Farme...

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Time Flies

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I never thought I’d say this, but this week with Mr. Gray gone to Haiti has flown by! We get to go pick him up from the airport tonight! As soon as Mr. Gr...

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Not-So-Cinderella Story

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

As promised on Tuesday, I’m over on the Jack & Adam’s blog today sharing my not-so-Cinderella story of the Skeese Greets Triathlon. Head on over...

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Guest Post: Helping Our Kids Expand Their Worldview

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I’m headed to Montreal today with a group from Revolution, so I thought I’d turn it over to Jamie Ivey in my absence. I’ve never actually met ...

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Dreaming Big Dreams

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

You won’t find me here today. I’m over on Jamie Ivey’s space, Dreaming Big Dreams. I’m honored to be there–sharing my heart as we ...

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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