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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If you have been reading my iPhoneography posts for the past few weeks, then you know that my son has become a poser. He has always done well in front of the camera, but these last few weeks? He’s a TOTAL poser. He loves to do things with his hands and smile and make funny […]

Random Things

June 23, 2011

My son is a Poser

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If this is your first visit, you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS Feed. I’m constantly adding new posts and content. Wouldn’t want you to miss out on anything! I had another post planned to use today for  Pour You Heart Out, but the words for what I wanted to […]

faith, Lifestyle

June 22, 2011

“Great” Expectations

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I heard from many, many, many people, that the “three’s” are 100 times worse than the two’s. And that certainly seems to be true for us right now. Little Man has officially reached his terrible three’s. Every day isn’t bad. In fact, I’d venture to say that most days are actually still pretty good. But […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

June 21, 2011

Phase “3”

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How was everyone’s weekend? Did you all enjoy Father’s Day? We had a busy, busy, busy weekend and spent most of it outside (despite the cloud cover and dreariness). We grilled out Friday and Saturday night with different groups of friends, and then spent all day yesterday outside at the park and the pond with […]

Blogging

June 20, 2011

Putting “Me Time” to Rest

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Today wouldn’t be complete without taking a few minutes to pay tribute to three of the most wonderful dad’s out there. My daddy, my father-in-law, and my husband. Daddy’s are the best, and I’m convinced that I’m surrounded by some of the best ones that life has to offer. To my Daddy…who’s always been there […]

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June 19, 2011

Father’s Day Tribute

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So, in case you haven’t noticed, Feature Friday, has now moved to Saturday (at least, sometimes). I noticed that there were a lot of great posts going up on Friday’s that were missing the bar for this section of my blog because I wasn’t getting to them before the post went up. So I bumped […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

June 18, 2011

Feature Saturday

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Another week has come and gone my friends. Hard to believe that we are already halfway through the month of June. Where on EARTH is this year going? 2011 has been a quick one, I tell ya. And this week has been pretty busy in the “K” household. The husband’s birthday was yesterday, so we […]

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June 18, 2011

iPhoneography Recap

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If you’re new here, you might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed! Thanks for stopping by! I’m not sure if it’s irrational fear, or worry, or if it’s just some sort of maternal intuition, but I’ve always feared that when the hubs and I tried to have a second child that it wouldn’t be […]

Lifestyle

June 17, 2011

Trying to Conceive

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If you’re new here, you might want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed! Thanks for stopping by! If it’s photography related shenanigans you’re looking for, you can see today’s Before & After Shot, right here.  Today is a pretty big day in our house. Today, my beloved husband…my best friend…the love of my life is […]

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June 16, 2011

30 Reasons

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If this is your first time visiting, Welcome! You might want to take a second to Subscribe to my RSS Feed! Thanks for visiting! I’ve always considered myself to be an optimistic person. When things go pear shaped, I am usually the one who keeps my outlook on the good and sunny side. I don’t […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

June 15, 2011

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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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.

I'm a mama of three doing what I love and fueled by Grace, Mercy, and a whole lot of coffee. I'm so glad you are here!

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