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Gone.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

This year, I went with a word instead of a list of goals. I liked it. It encompassed many areas of my life. Go. Some days were easy. Some days were hard. There ...

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Celebrate Good Times!

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

My sweet husband put together quite the shindig last night–complete with a toast full of tears and most of my favorite people. We have amazing friends who...

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More From Him

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

After Mr. Gray’s last interview, it was requested that we do them more often. I try to honor requests, so here you go: 1. What’s your favorite movie...

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Tuesday Ten: Mr. Gray Edition

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

It’s Mr. Gray’s birthday, so this Tuesday Ten is for him! He’s the big 2-9 today. Yeah, I robbed the cradle. Old news. I love: 1. his half-smi...

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Marriage is the Best Medicine

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

Some days, the best medicine is your husband’s shoulder to cry on and his arms wrapped tight around you. Other days, the best medicine is the laughter, th...

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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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Tuesday Ten: Impromptu Extra Swim Lesson Edition

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. Swim lessons. So many approaches, yet so much is dependent on the actual kid, anyway. We’re starting round two today with a different approach. He was ...

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Crazy Eight!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

Happy anniversary to us! I can’t believe it’s been eight years since we said “I do!” People warned us about getting married young, but I...

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The Next Big Step

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

I can’t tell you how long this has been sitting in my drafts–months and months. It’s something we talk about often with friends and family, bu...

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Daily Dose of Mush

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

When I woke up this morning, the first thing I saw was our non-closet (yep, we live in a place with no closets). It’s right on my side of the bed, so it&#...

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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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Fun fact: pasture dates might just be some of my f Fun fact: pasture dates might just be some of my favorites. I talk and talk and talk. We count calves. We listen to music. I talk some more. 

Don’t overthink it. Dates can be anywhere, anytime. All that matters is focused attention and who you’re with. 

What are some simple dates you can add to your mix?
Fun morning in the gym! I love the competitive sid Fun morning in the gym! I love the competitive side of him that basketball brings out. We don’t see it much sometimes.

Are you competitive? 

(I’ll let you guess whether I am or not. 😂😂)
If you saw my post yesterday, you know our endo ap If you saw my post yesterday, you know our endo appointment Thursday threw me for a loop. 

The best way I can describe it is feeling like the rug was pulled out from under me. I no longer knew which data was good. I had two data points on polar ends of the spectrum. 

My heart of hearts was telling me my large sample (the Dexcom data) was right. I know what we do day in and day out. I know what the math looks like for that size sample of information and the risk of error that large. 

My reading yesterday morning was about lamenting—crying out to God. As I journaled, I prayed, “Show me which data is good. Show me how to go forward in the best, healthiest way for the boy.” 

I had already shopped in-home A1C tests online. I called around and checked locally. One of our local pharmacies had one and pulled it back for me. Based on price and location, I was expecting a store-brand version—which still works. Instead, I was met with the better brand with good reviews all over the internet. 

All I needed was a set of numbers to match the info I had—or at least be in the middle to bring some light to the subject. I needed to be back on a solid foundation. I needed to know which data to use to drive decisions for the boy’s care. 

After school, we came right in and took the test. It matched our initial information from the Dexcom. Back on solid ground. Back to firm footing. Back to solid data-driven decisions. 

Mamas, trust your gut.

I’ll tell you, our doctor already knew I was leery before we left the office. She ran a second test for me (same machine) to verify. I am not upset or angry or even disappointed. We just needed more information. I’m grateful for the resources and opportunity to have it.
Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I sort of left feeling a little bit like each one of our faces here. 

👨🏻 The face-value smile: On paper, what we are doing is working well. (Paper for us is our Dexcom info.) 

👦🏼 The hiding face: But—for some reason it did not translate to his A1C this round. 

💁🏼‍♀️ The absolute adoration for our boy: YES! He rocked his lab work yesterday. He asked good questions. He is growing and learning how to manage this condition on his own. 

Honestly, I left pretty disappointed and disheartened because our work on paper didn’t match what his lab info showed.

An A1C is not the only measure of what we’re looking for, but if that’s off it makes me doubt our readings, time in range, etc that we are always striving to improve and do our best with. If the data we are working with isn’t accurate, it’s not driving us to good decisions. 

I don’t say any of this for sympathy or a mom shout out or a hug or a pity party, but merely to encourage you if you’re walking through something similar. 

Today I’m going to shake it off, make a plan for double-checking our data and keep on trucking. Diabetes doesn’t stop for me to regroup and rethink. It’s all on the fly.

So, fly we will!
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