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I Can’t Live Without… This Photo

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

I joined in with Katie and Lindsay a couple of weeks ago for their I Couldn’t Live Without… link up. Then I forgot about it last week. Then I was lo...

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Can I Snuggle You, Mama?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

We spent most of yesterday morning snuggled up in bed playing hide ‘n go seek, building forts, and just being together. My sweet boy is so big. He gets bi...

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Monday Outtakes

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

The general consensus when it comes to blogging, Instagram, Facebook, and the like is that it’s a totally edited, candy-coated picture of life. A lot of t...

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Wordless Wednesday: Photo Booths are Fun Edition

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

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What He Sees

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

I have a love-hate relationship with my husband taking photos. He tends to snap, snap, snap without putting a whole lot of thought into what he’s snapping...

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Lucky Thirteen

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

I’m not usually a Saturday blogger, but 13 years together seemed like a good reason to bust out some poor-quality (how do I get actual prints to digital w...

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Pscyh!

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Friday is more fun when I remember to take fashion photos throughout the week. Thank goodness Annie saved the day with this great shot of Baby Gray’s raci...

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An Ode to Poor Photography and Tinted Lashes

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Most of the time, especially during the summer, I wear very little makeup. Some tinted moisturizer, a swipe or two of blush, mascara, and I’m out the door...

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White Trashed

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 13 Comments

Back in the days when we planned our wedding with phone calls, magazines, and pre-Pinterest thoughts, Mr. Gray and I got married. I knew I wanted small and simp...

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Must Be a Full Moon

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

The night we got married, a full moon graced our reception. I don’t know that I noticed it until the photographer pointed it out and had a shot planned fo...

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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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When life hands you lemons... 🍋

Then what? 👇🏻
As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this mo As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this morning, it really made me think about this past year. 

I wrote and prayed with a bit of a different perspective. I thanked God for the lessons in empathy and love. I thanked Him for the slowdown and family time, just as our years with the boy begin their downhill slide. I thanked Him for safety and health that we so often take for granted. 

How can you reframe your focus as we step back into March? How can a year that has seemed to be full of differences and inconveniences turn into blessings in your life?
Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the so Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the soul.
This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, “Do you know we’ll be married 15 years this year?” 

Y’all. The fives and tens get me. How am I old enough to have been married that long? 

Sometimes I think back to the 16 year-old girl who knew she would marry this guy. She had no idea what she was signing up for—she couldn’t have dreamt how great he would be as a husband, a father, a leader, a friend, a confidant. 

So, while we’re a few months off, I’m still here. In awe of my calculation. Wondering how it could have flown by and been a lifetime all at once—but, you know what they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
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