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 time here at The Mommy Matters, you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS. This allows you stay current and up-to-date on all that goes on! So glad to have you! For those of you who don’t follow my Twitter Stream, you might not have realized […]

Lifestyle

May 13, 2011

The headache from…well, you know…

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If you’re new here, you may want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS so you can stay updated on all that’s going on! I enjoy getting to know new readers, so let me know you’ve been by! I received a really funny email the other day from a fellow military wife who’s […]

Lifestyle

May 12, 2011

The truth about living in Alaska…

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When you sign on to be a military spouse, no one tells you what you can really expect. If you have any involvement with the military, you’ve probably heard it said that “The Military is the mistress…and sometimes she gets all of the attention.” For those of us living with this reality, it can be […]

Military Life

May 10, 2011

The Pride I found in the Airport

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Are you new to Me Time Monday? Click here to find out what it’s all about! And make sure to subscribe via RSS to stay updated on all the latest! After pre-writing and scheduling this post the other day, we jumped ahead and did something that the husband and I neither one had the intentions […]

Family, Motherhood

May 9, 2011

We took the plunge…

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Hope all of you wonderful ladies have a wonderful day today with your children and your families. My mom is in Alabama, but I wanted to give her a little shout-out to let her know how much I love her! We don’t always see eye to eye on things, and we have most definitely had […]

Family, Motherhood

May 8, 2011

Happy Mother’s Day!

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In honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day, would you take a second to click on the button and give us a thumbs up? We’ve been nominated as one of the Top 25 Military Family Blogs and I would appreciate you helping us get there! I married a committed military man. And I have loved this […]

Military Life

May 7, 2011

The Toughest Job

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I actually managed to take a few pictures using my iTouch this week. For the last two or three weeks, I’ve been slacking severely. Maybe it’s because we haven’t had too much going on…who knows. Anyway. Here are a few shots from our week.   -From right to left, starting at the top:- (ONE) We […]

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May 6, 2011

iPhoneography

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I was nominated as one of the Top 25 Military Family Blogs! Would you take a second to click the button and give us a thumbs up? You can vote every day until May 25! I would so much appreciate it! Make sure while you’re here to subscribe to the RSS Feed and stay up […]

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May 6, 2011

A Half…

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I was nominated as one of the Top 25 Military Family Blogs! Would you take a second to click the button and give us a thumbs up? I would so much appreciate it! Make sure while you’re here to subscribe to the RSS Feed and stay up to date on all that goes on around […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

May 5, 2011

Meet Tessa

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I took last week off from blogging and, in turn, off from Project 16:9. I had a Royal Wedding to watch too many other things going on and was really trying to steer clear of my computer, so I hope you’ll forgive me for not getting week three of this project up before now like […]

faith

May 4, 2011

Think Happy. Be Happy.

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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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