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2012/death/loss/suicide awareness/walking

Out of the Darkness

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

A few months ago, a friend posted that she was walking in an Out of the Darkness walk. I knew I wanted to donate to the cause, but beyond that I wasn’t su...

Baby Gray/shoes/walking

Puttin’ on my Walkin’ Shoes

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Something we haven’t had any real need for the past 51 weeks is shoes. Last week when we were tailgating, it was hard to put Baby Gray down because he wan...

Baby Gray/clapping/walking

And We’re Off!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I still haven’t been very successful at capturing Baby Gray’s trips on film (you know, or whatever it’s captured on these days).  This is...

Baby Gray/walking

Seeing is Believing?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Sunday when we got home, Baby Gray started taking a few steps. He’d cruise along the wall or a piece of furniture, then we he got to what he wanted, he...

Baby Gray/walking

Walkin’ on Sunshine

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Whoa! And don’t it feel good? Hey!  Monday as I unloaded groceries and started dinner, Baby Gray was playing in his fence. In a matter of minutes, it...

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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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