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Life with Purpose

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I joked a bit about my secret-keeping abilities last week, and then I promptly spilled the beans via social media. Are you in on it? I’m pretty sure my lo...

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Pink Hair, Don’t Care

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

1. I lost my largest skillet at some point in the move. It’s just gone. Lost forever (or something like that). I don’t even know what to think. Who ...

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Still So Addicted!

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

Heads up, I received a SparkBox to review; all opinions are definitely my own, though; have you ever tried to change my mind?  Hi, I’m Mrs. Gray, and...

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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...

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Subscription Addiction

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I love getting mail. Baby Gray loves getting mail. Mr. Gray might love getting mail, but I’d never know because I always check it too soon for him to have...

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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