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Category: Happy House

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The Happy Recap

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

After an emotional last week at Happy House (for me, not him), we had a wonderful graduation ceremony (where I didn’t cry at all). He sang his heart out a...

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On Gifts: End of School, Or Otherwise

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jolie / 2 Comments

I saw a Facebook post this week from a mom who was so disgusted that a parent of another child sent an end of the year treat to school. Whether it was typical &...

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Oh, My Heart

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Jolie / 3 Comments

I walked him into school this morning, just as I have for the last three years. Monday and Wednesday, off he goes. He spends his day learning, playing, showing ...

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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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Sweet Summertime and Beyond

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Thanks to Timehop, I remembered that I interviewed Baby Gray on his first and last day of school last year. I have no recollection of whether or not a first day...

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Summer Fun Printable

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s the boy’s last day of school today. We couldn’t bid farewell to our classroom friends without a fun little parting gift, of course! We gr...

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Tuesday Ten: Random Edition

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I find that when I’m missing big chunks around here I just slap it all in a Tuesday Ten. It seems to work. Sometimes I just have random thoughts to throw ...

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EGG-cellent Friends

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I’m not a repeater of things. Once I have a great idea, I challenge myself to have an even better idea for the next go ’round. However, we loved our...

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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...

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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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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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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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