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 had been waiting on this moment for several weeks now, and it finally came. Noah said his first word today. I don’t mean ‘dada’ or ‘baba’ either. I mean an actual word. Josh was in the shower after he got home from work and I was playing with Noah. He was sitting up on […]

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June 24, 2009

Daddy :)

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He learned how to wiggle his tongue…lol. He sticks it out and waves it around like a snake. Goofy little boy 🙂 Daddy’s Boy all the way The low country boil we fixed for Josh’s birthday…way too much food. The Red Sox cake I made Josh. The inside of it was Red. Not red velvet, […]

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June 23, 2009

Photo Updates! :)

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I saw this on a few other blogs and thought it would be fun to do. Here it goes: A -Age: 21 (22 on July 17) B -Bed size: Queen C -Chore you hate: Dusting…yuck! D- Donuts or Kolache: Krispy Kreme Donuts all day! E -Essential start your day item: Caffeine! F -Favorite color: Red […]

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June 23, 2009

Me: A-Z

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Since Noah is completley passed out right now after spending a long afternoon at the pool yesterday, I thought I would update my blog while I had some time. Josh got his job. (I can’t remember if I posted that he actually got it or just that he was going to interview…) He has to […]

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June 22, 2009

Just an update…

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I’m at home again today…spending quality time with Noah. Josh has been working alot the past two weeks, and it’s about to drive me crazy! I guess I should get used to it, they are dumping Josh’s unit (meaning almost everyone is leaving and they are getting tons of new people that aren’t trained or […]

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June 5, 2009

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I have definately been slacking on my blog lately. My apologies to those who follow it. Things have been going well. Noah is growing too fast to keep up with, but we are loving every minute of it. He has finally gotten back on a normal sleeping pattern, and has adjusted really well to eating […]

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May 13, 2009

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Noah got back home from Alabama/Georgia on Friday. It was good to get to see my parents and my sister, even though they only stayed a day. If I have learned anything so far, it’s that Noah get spoiled while he is away from us. LOL Not that I don’t expect that from his grandparents, […]

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April 30, 2009

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I’ve been meaning to add some new pictures, but Josh and I have been celebrating our Anniversary for the past few days, so I haven’t really had a chance. The Big Boy is growing like a weed! I can’t believe he will be 6 months old next week. Time flies. And Josh and I have […]

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April 20, 2009

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There are things that test our faith every single day. This past weekend God tested mine. Josh’s cousin, Marty, was 8 1/2 months pregnant and gave birth to a still born little boy. They think it was a blood clot but they still aren’t sure. She and her husband Mike are two of those people […]

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April 13, 2009

A Test of Faith

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Yesterday was a good day as far as my writing is concerned. Josh was out of town and I was worried Noah would get fussy when he reailized his daddy wasn’t coming home last night, but he wasn’t. He was actually very cooperative and in a very good mood. He got hungry or needed changing […]

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April 9, 2009

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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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