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Family Fun at Legoland Florida

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Jolie / 1 Comment

If you know almost nothing about our family or our son, you probably know our son is a Lego fan. He and Lego go way back–he’s got the Lego camps and...

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Tuesday Ten: Lots of New Edition

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. We’ll start with the big new: the boy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last Tuesday. I’ll share the story soon, but for now, we are settling in...

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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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T-E-N

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s Tuesday again, which means I manage to show up. 1. The boy is at Lego camp this week. It’s a good time for me to read, write, go to Target, hav...

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Thursday Thoughts

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

+ I have my first “speaking engagement” for Purpose Box this evening. Public speaking is not my forte, but it’s a short time limit and a small...

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Five on Friday: Link Edition

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I really want to take the boy to this hotel. Even if we just hang in the hotel the whole trip. 2. When I wrote the post But I’m Not Pregnant last week,...

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Friday Five

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

1. I’ve been all over the place this week! Find a post on the second Purpose Box here, a post on being a work at home mama here, and a post on my crazy ph...

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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