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The Case for a Playroom

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I had an epiphany about why I couldn’t turn our extra room into a guest room. I kept the door shut, blocking out the boxes and the ...

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Weekend on Ice

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

We had such a fun weekend! It’s unusual that we have things to do without running around with too much to do, so I tried to just enjoy and soak it all up....

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More than Ordinary

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sometimes the everyday, ordinary can become truly extraordinary.  Yesterday when I was cleaning out the garage, I found a package of ping pong balls and ga...

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B-B-Broken Record

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I promise I don’t post a video every time we go to The Jumpy Place. Sometimes, though, it’s just too funny.  Baby Gray spent quite some time di...

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Jumping Bean

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We’ve been to The Jumpy Place several times. Baby Gray loves it. The irony? He doesn’t like the bounce houses. More irony? The trampoline is his fav...

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Little People, Big Hit

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Little People have come a long way since the elementary cylinder and sphere people I used to play with. Baby Gray got a Little People truck this weekend, and it...

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Slip ‘n Slide

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

What could be more fun than playing in the water outside?  Playing in the refrigerator water, of course!

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Bait and Switch

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Baby Gray loves to search for treasures on Mr. Gray’s nightstand. Recently, he traded his interlocking blocks for a mint. Mr. Gray’s nightstand, clo...

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The World is Your Oyster

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I have always wanted (well, since we went to Sand Bar when I was barely pregnant) to go to the Pearl Farmer’s Market in San Antonio. The Pearl Brewery are...

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It’s Friday, Friday!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Most of my brain still works in teacher mode. I always made Fridays a big deal in the classroom. We had Fun Friday and Friday Fun Dance, among other things. Now...

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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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