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Six-tea Surprise

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Once upon a time, in a land before Facebook, Annie turned 50. I planned a surprise party while I was away at school, had the perfect story, got her there, got e...

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Great Minds

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Mr. Gray was gone this weekend, so I decided Baby Gray and I would head to the airport after church to surprise him then have a little family date in Austin. Wh...

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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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Right on Time

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Annie is the queen of sneaking little gifts in her bag when we’re shopping together and I find something that interests me. The most recent time she pulle...

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Are We There Yet?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It seems we’ve had way more surprises in Baby Gray’s life than I’ve had in quite some while. Last week was Annie’s retirement party; T-P...

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Surprise! It’s the Big 6-OH!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Aunt Cookie’s 60th birthday fell the Sunday before MK’s graduation. Since everyone was going to get together for MK’s graduation, Uncle L gath...

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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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