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Category: tips

beauty/health/products/skin/tips

What’s Dove Got to do–Got to do–With It?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Dry skin? I have it. It’s sensitive, too. Which is sometimes a problem. The dermatologist (and The Pioneer Woman–separately, of course) suggested Ce...

hints/marshmallows/tips

Stuck Like Chuck

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Ever opened a bag of marshmallows to find this?  Stuck.  A while back, I set out to find a way to fix this. Turns out, the freezer is preventative (I ...

organization/pantry/spray paint/tips/WD40

It’s Easy Being Green

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

I’m a big fan of an organized pantry. I’m also a big fan of cool glass jars. The problem (for me) with re-using glass jars is that the manufacturers...

decorating/Mr. Gray/organization/tips

A Diamond in the Rough

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

For the most part, our home is organized and tidy. One place this didn’t apply? My jewelry.  Ahhh!  Luckily, with a few scrap pieces of wood, so...

fruit/hints/produce/share/tips

Berry Cute

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Between our tomato plants, Nonna and Pops’ tomato plants, and all the strawberries Baby Gray eats, we have had an abundance of produce around here lately....

music/tips

Sing to Me

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I’m not much of a music person. I have the occasional song that speaks to me, but, most of the time, you can find my radio tuned to KLOVE with the volume ...

clean/tips/WD40

Whoa-oa, It’s Magic!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Squeaky door? Jammed window? Stuck drawer? Pulled a price tag off and have adhesive residue? Unwanted Sharpie on a smooth surface? Black scuff marks on tile? I ...

Baby Gray/fruit/hints/share/tips

Share & Share Alike

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

I love when people share things that work great for them. So, I’m returning the favor. First, let me share about the miracle that has transformed Baby Gra...

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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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