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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I’m excited to have Jessica from Freckles and Dirt here to guest post for me today! I just met Jessica a month or two ago, but already feel like we have known each other for years (especially since she addressed me as “Court” in an email this week…and only uber-cool close friends do that). She’s […]

Family, Motherhood

August 12, 2011

Did I ask for your Advice? | Guest Post by Jessica

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My lovely friend Jessica @ Freckles and Dirt has written a great post today called Did I Ask for your Advice? Make sure you check that out while you’re here! It’s hilarious and something that we can all relate to! I wish blog buttons would play nice. I love showing off everyone’s cute meme buttons, […]

Random Things

August 11, 2011

Our Weekly Rewind

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I’ve been debating on whether or not to post this. Pondered whether or not to allow myself to mull it over, dive into how I feel, and allow myself to talk about it. I haven’t really told anyone. Except my husband. And my closest friends. We didn’t even tell our families. I’m not sure why, […]

Lifestyle

August 10, 2011

Evaporated Hopes

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Today, I’m so excited to have Kathryn @ Our Tiny Big Life guest posting for me! I initially met Kathryn through her photography linkups and posts (the girls got some mad skill, by the way), but was drawn in by her writing and her style with words. I’m sure you guys will see what I’m […]

Random Things

August 9, 2011

Life Letters | Guest Post by Kathryn

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It’s hard to believe that summer is drawing to a close. The kiddos will be getting ready to go back to school soon (including mine…who will be starting Pre-School in October) and soon all of us “Alaskans” will be preparing for the long, dreary extended hours of darkness. We don’t live in one of the […]

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August 8, 2011

Summer Fun Showoff

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Slowing it Down by Shell @ Things I Can’t Say: This post, paired with this post made for a weepy mommy these last few weeks. With my little guy getting ready to head off to pre-school in another couple of months, I’m learning and being reminded day after day after day, that I’ll  never get […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

August 6, 2011

Spotlight Saturday

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How was your week? Things were good here. Despite wishing I was at #BlogHer and trying to get caught up on blog comments, things were pretty low key around here. I started my C25K Program on Monday, started keeping track of calories again using My Fitness Pal, and I just feel better all the way […]

Random Things

August 5, 2011

Our Weekly Rewind

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Growing up my mom was a stay-at-home parent. She did the school parties, the extracurricular activities, the housework, the laundry, the cooking…you know. Typical “mom” stuff. She rarely complained (though I chalk that up to the fact that when we got old enough, she made my sister and I start cleaning and doing laundry). I […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

August 3, 2011

Being a Mom isn’t Enough

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Okay, well technically I am here as in around. Just not here here on this blog today. But I haven’t gone far. I’m visiting Kathryn over at Our Tiny Big Life for a little mommy talk. More or less, I’m discussing all of the ways I’m a total and complete #fail when it comes to […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

August 2, 2011

I’m not here…

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For those of us who are skipping out on #BlogHer this week, you absolutely have to check out the Summer Blog Social being hosted by Jessica @ 4 Plus an Angel and Liz @ A Belle, a bean & a Chicago Dog. They’ve written up some pretty great prompts to give us all a chance […]

Blogging

August 1, 2011

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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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