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 this is your first visit, then Welcome! Make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed while you’re here! I look forward to getting to know you! Don’t miss today’s Sweet Shot! You can find it right here! Today, I have the honor of Guest Posting over at Diary of a Devil Dog Wife for […]

Blogging, Lifestyle, Military Life

June 15, 2011

Dealing with the Success of your Spouse

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Time for another week in iPhone (or in my case, iTouch) photo’s. Again, it’s been rainy and dreary and cold, and I’ve been working on about 10,000 projects this week. So my photo’s consist (again) of pictures of the little guy…mostly.  If he wasn’t so darn cute, I wouldn’t have to snap his picture all […]

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June 13, 2011

iPhoneography Recap

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Another really great, and busy week for me! There is a LOT going on here on my end of the screen…lots of new and up and coming things I hope to be able to share with you soon. My weeks tend to spiral out of control on about Wednesday or Thursday afternoon, so that’s why […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

June 10, 2011

Feature Friday

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If this is your first visit, make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed! So glad you stopped by! Looking forward to getting to know you! When I met my husband in August 2008, I was getting ready to apply for scholarships and grants to go to Nursing  School. I was working in a hospital, […]

faith, Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

June 9, 2011

I Owe my Future to my Son

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If this is your first visit you may want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed before you leave! Make sure to leave a comment and let me know you were here! I love new friends! Mama Kat wrote an interesting (and inspiring) post the other day about how mom’s are expected to do it all. […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things

June 8, 2011

The Measure of a Mom

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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed! Thanks for visiting! I look forward to getting to know you! It seems like my son is constantly changing. He changes his mind, he changes his clothes, he changes his hobbies and his likes/dislikes… it’s nearly impossible for me to keep up […]

faith, Family, Motherhood

June 7, 2011

In His own Time

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If you’re new here, you may want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed! I’m constantly updating and adding new posts. Glad you’re here! Leave a comment and let me know you stopped by. I love meeting new people! For the run down on Me Time Monday, click here. Okay. I didn’t want to start the […]

faith, Lifestyle

June 6, 2011

The State of Things

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My week was swamped. Crazy, crazy busy. But I have to admit that some of your posts, some of your honest and heartfelt additions to my Reader this week, made me smile. Here are some must reads for this week. Make sure you stop by and check out these blogs. They are all fantastic in […]

Blogging

June 5, 2011

Spotlight Saturday

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If you’re new here, you may want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed so you can stay “in the know” around here. I was also featured yesterday at Chloe’s Mom. I talk really in-depth about my battle with Depression through High School/College and my trip through PPD after my son was born. Enjoy! I managed […]

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June 4, 2011

iPhoneography/Weekday Recap

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The other day, I started telling you all about the little guy’s birth story. In case you missed it (and you’ll want to read the first half so you aren’t completely lost), you can find it right here! And while you’re here don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you’re looking for today’s […]

Random Things

June 3, 2011

A Birth Story (Part Two)

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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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