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Back to School: Honor Your Teacher

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Jolie / 0 Comment

Back to school around here means I start thinking of ways we can honor our teachers. This year, especially, I feel like they’re going above and beyond for...

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Treat Yo’ Teach(er)

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Jolie / 1 Comment

Last year, I shared our teacher questionnaire that we had our teachers (and the nurse) fill out at the beginning of the school year. This was such a helpful too...

gifts/giving/Printables/school

Giving Good Gifts: Teacher Edition

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Jolie / 1 Comment

Every year around Christmas, I realize I don’t know my child’s teachers as well as I would like and that makes gift-giving a little harder than it s...

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Summer Checklist (Sanity Saver!)

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Jolie / 0 Comment

As much as I love lazy summer days and the spontaneity of it all, I also crave a little structure. (I know, you’re surprised, aren’t you?) I started...

2017/Amazon/kids/kindergarten/Printables

Sweet Summer!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jolie / 1 Comment

I’d be a liar if I said I wasn’t proud that the boy wanted to give gifts to his classmates to celebrate the end of their kindergarten year. I’...

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An A-Maze-Ing Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jolie / 0 Comment

This time of year is hectic, busy, and magical. The twinkle, the lights, the nostalgia. I love when the Friday after Thanksgiving comes and time to celebrate Je...

Happy House/Printables/summer

On Gifts: End of School, Or Otherwise

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jolie / 2 Comments

I saw a Facebook post this week from a mom who was so disgusted that a parent of another child sent an end of the year treat to school. Whether it was typical &...

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Snow Much Fun! Class Treats and Printable

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

When you forget about a class party, you’ve gotta think on your feet. Good thing I’m all about that. I needed something cute and quick, and thatR...

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Summer Fun Printable

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s the boy’s last day of school today. We couldn’t bid farewell to our classroom friends without a fun little parting gift, of course! We gr...

2015/free/Mother's Day/Printables

Free Mother’s Day Printable!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Okay all you last minute Larry kind of folks, I’m here to help you out! Grab your kids and a writing utensil, print this little gem, and let them fill 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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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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