That stuff you're afraid to talk about...the sin you think is too messy? We unpack that here...

Through good and bad, sadness and joy, my heart lies with showing the goodness of God in all seasons. Especially the messy ones.

Pain.

There is purpose behind the

Beauty

There is                  in the chaos,

Mess,

there is meaning in the

Every day society tells us that life has to be perfect and orderly to be beautiful. Our day-to-day should be a nothing less than perfect. We need a flawless aesthetic, a five year plan and perfectly curated social media. There's nothing glamorous about disorder and uncertainty. It's not "normal" to struggle. 

But God wants to use those ugly parts, too. Those broken memories, those hidden struggles, and those less than beautiful moments. 

God wants to use the ugly stuff, too...

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We’ve almost reached the end of this pregnancy. I hit the 35 week mark today. Which means that baby boy is almost full term and that we’ll be entering that “any day now” phase very, very soon. It’s bittersweet. Part of me is over the moon to be leaving pregnancy behind and eager to hold […]

Family, Motherhood

October 21, 2012

It’s all Coming to an End

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Two measly weeks until this baby is full term. I was sitting in bed last night wondering where on EARTH the last few months have gone. I can’t believe this pregnancy has gone by so fast. I worried in the beginning that this one would drag and drag and drag because of how excited we […]

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October 16, 2012

34 Week Bumpdate

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The last few weeks, as I’ve mentioned, have been difficult. I’m tired. My body is worn out in preparing for this new baby boy to arrive in the next few weeks. Work is wrapping up and everything on that end is coming to a close. I’m scared and nervous and excited and anxious all at […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things, Work at Home Mom

October 11, 2012

With Every Can’t, There’s a Can

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It’s another one of those mornings where I really didn’t have any intention of writing. In fact, I’m still shocked that I’m even able to hold my head up this morning. Yesterday’s early morning (6:00 am) and all day stent at the hospital left me exhausted. I came home last night and collapsed in the […]

Family, Motherhood, Work at Home Mom

October 10, 2012

Be Still

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About two months ago, Dee from Shaded Studio contacted me to see if I’d be interested in reviewing and giving away a set of herPhotoshop Actions. Umm…of course I jumped at the chance! I am an actions junkie. After learning to perform a clean edit in Photoshop at the end of last year, I found […]

Random Things

October 9, 2012

Shaded Studio Photoshop Actions (Review & Giveaway!)

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I’m going to do the next few bumpdates a bit differently. The old format was getting a bit repetitive. My cravings aren’t changing very much (pretty much food in general is good, with the exception of the few days I am battling morning sickness all over again). I ache all the time; my body hurts. […]

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October 7, 2012

33 Week Bumpdate

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I’m happy to have my friend Kathryn from Singing Through the Rain here to guest post today sharing a precious reminder that our kids are who they are and they are special in their own ways…because they are OURS. A few weekends ago I was sick and my husband took my son, Adam to Chick-fil-a […]

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October 4, 2012

He’s Special (Guest Post)

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It happens the same every single day. One of my favorite parts about being in Alaska is the coming of winter… When the sun doesn’t “wake up” until after 8:00 am and the darkness lingers for a bit longer in the mornings. Those are the mornings it happens. Somewhere between 5:00 am and 7:00 am. […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

October 1, 2012

My Favorite Moments

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Did you guys see the news?! I’m creating a list of the BEST Real Bloggers on the net! Submit your nominations and learn more about what’s going on! How far along: 32 weeks. The reality that we could have our baby boy here in as early as four weeks hit all of us yesterday…craziness. How […]

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October 1, 2012

32 Week Bumpdate

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I missed week four last week, so in case you’re interested in what we had going, you can follow me on InstaGram to keep updated! I meant to post my photos from last week, but life got in the way and I just never made it that far…so I’ll just have to bypass week four […]

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September 27, 2012

Our Week via iPhone – week 5

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Courtney Kirkland is a Southeast Alabama Writer & Designer. Since 2011,, Courtney has passionately provided beautiful, intentional design to small businesses & bloggers and encouraged thousands to walk in a rich faith in any situation.

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