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Ten is Really All I Can Manage

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 5 Comments

It seems as though all I’ve got lately are lists. And I think I’m okay with that. It keeps me from missing things (I do actually look back at what I...

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Friday Five

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. I’ve been all over the place this week! Find a post on the second Purpose Box here, a post on being a work at home mama here, and a post on my crazy ph...

2015/make up/who I am/writing

Gimme That Girl

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I was inspired by my friend at Autism in Our House when she wrote I wish I was the kind of girl who… yesterday.  And that’s just it! I wish I w...

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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...

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Monday Blog Tour

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Last week, Jodi Gray (see what we did there?) from The Gray Way (see what we did there?) approached me about being part of the Monday Blog Tours. What fun! Jodi...

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In the Boat

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

I started this blog almost four years ago with zero intentionality. I didn’t know if I would keep up with it. I had no idea if anyone would read it. Someh...

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Lovely Weather

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

I’ve talked before about how much I love communicating with Mr. Gray through notes and written words. We have a shared journal, dry erase markers for the ...

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She Thinks She’s All That Because She’s So Popular

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Actual words spoken by one of the girls I used to babysit. Words to live by. Really, though, check out what was most popular for The Gray Matters in 2013. ...

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Worth Writing About

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

Every now and again, I wonder why I write. [The search function on the site is apparently not working correctly; I had plans for a screen shot of all the posts ...

grammar/writing

Scrap That

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 5 Comments

Using correct grammar and punctuation is kind of a big deal to me. When I write things, even my typo-ridden tweets, I take grammar and punctuation rules into ac...

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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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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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