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Beyond Understanding…

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

It’s Wednesday, and it’s got me thinking. I don’t understand:-why when I have the most going on in my heart, I have the least to write.-why Gi...

Christmas/gifts/giving/kids/preschool/shopping

Perfect Preschool Presents

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to start getting people crossed off your list. Looking for the perfect present for the little guys in y...

30/birthday/Christmas/shopping/Tuesday 10/Tuesday ten

Round ’em Up

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. When Baby Gray was just a tiny baby, we went to our first Young Life Round Up. We didn’t know much about Young Life before that, but we were so impress...

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Fancy Fallacy

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

A while back, I threw out two truths and a lie. It was fun. Let’s do it again. See if you can pick out the fallacy! 1. When I started this running journey...

baseball/break in/car/football/friends/garden/laundry/running/shopping/triathlon/Tuesday 10/Tuesday ten

Tuesday Ten: First World Problem Edition

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1. I have my first open-water triathlon coming up. I’m nervous, but it’s a short swim. I figured I had to start somewhere. 2.  Our child is obs...

2013/Christmas/gifts/grandparents/lists/parenting/preschool/shopping/tips/toddler/wishlist

So Tell Me What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

You sang that title, didn’t you?  It seems like summer is just winding down, but I’m already in full-on Christmas shopping mode. Granted, I lik...

anniversary/Costco/memories/planning/shopping/wedding

Empty Handed

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Back in the days before internet on our phones, when I was just a small-town country bumpkin, I was planning a wedding. Not like I’ve planned weddings lat...

2013/discipline/grocery store/independent/love/shopping/terrific twos/toddler

To the Good People of the Grocery Store, With Love

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 8 Comments

Dearest people of the grocery store aisles: Thank you, yes all of you, for your help as I carted my crying toddler around the store while I shopped. I’m s...

2013/Grammie/hair/Papa/products/projects/Revolution/shopping/WalMart

My Bonnie Has Tu-Berculosis

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s no secret I don’t love WalMart. The problem comes when I find things I feel compelled to buy in WalMart. I’m a sucker for cute packaging....

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Dirty Dozen

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

One of my goals for this year is to spend at least one night a week with Mr. Gray. We jumped right in the first week of the year with a date weekend–take ...

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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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