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A Little Light Housekeeping

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

+ Oh, remember the time we went to see Santa? In December? Yeah, about that. Look how cute he is. Craziest part of that trip was realizing that he’ll be i...

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Melts My Heart Like Snow in Summmmmeeeeerrrrrrrr!

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

After all the internal debate, which ended up being a weblog debate, we ended up visiting “new” Santa again this year. He’ll just be our Santa...

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Battle of the Santas

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

We’re off to see Santa today. I had to decide if I wanted to go with our original Santa or the “new” Santa who was so wonderful on our off yea...

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Huntin’ Wabbits

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

As Easter approaches this year, I’ve answered the question, “What do you put in your child’s Easter basket?” more times than I can count...

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The Best Day

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Last Thursday, Baby Gray and I made our annual trip to see Santa. We started our day with our Purple Christmas gift drop off. Baby Gray loved shopping and picki...

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Ready, Teddy?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

What a crazy week! Our home has been riddled with sickness, and our Christmas goodies have been stuck in storage. I finally had a chance to sneak over today and...

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My Beef with the Big Man

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

Yesterday after church, we had to run to Target to grab a few things. As we went through the aisles, all Baby Gray could talk about was Santa this and Santa tha...

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On Calling Santa

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

Yesterday we were at lunch at Chick-fil-A. Baby Gray ate his meal then went to play. He kept running in and out to tell me things, but he wasn’t being lou...

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Jolly Ol’ Saint Nicholas

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

Once we made it through all the illness and played a little catch up, it was time for a visit to the North Pole. Baby Gray has not been a fan of Santa in t...

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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I was pretty nervous about Baby Gray’s visit to Santa this year. He’s been going through quite a bout of separation anxiety lately, so I was pretty ...

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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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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.
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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.
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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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