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’re new here, you might want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed, follow me via Twitter, or connect on Facebook. I love getting to know new readers and I’m so happy to have you. Just a few photos and edits for today’s challenges… {linking up with Touch Up Tuesday and Trendy Treehouse} {Linking this […]

Random Things

June 28, 2011

Tuesday’s Challenges

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If this is your first visit, you might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed, follow my on Twitter, or make a visit to my Facebook Page. I love connecting with new readers. Thanks for visiting! I’ve been a fan of I Should Be Folding Laundry for a while now. I found her through her […]

Random Things

June 27, 2011

Monday Morning Coffee

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I hope this weeks recap isn’t a frustration to you guys; especially after my massive photo overload last week. I took as many shots this week as I did last week. I like being able to look back on these and see the tiny glimpses of our day to day life. I haven’t explored many […]

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June 26, 2011

iPhoneography Recap

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If you’re new here, you might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed, follow me on Twitter, or connect via Facebook. I’m always looking to meet new people! Thanks for visiting! This week was as busy as the others for us. Husband had duty yesterday, little man and I had a play date, and (wait […]

Blogging

June 25, 2011

Feature Friday (On Saturday)

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If this is your first visit, you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS Feed, follow me on Twitter, or head over to visit my Facebook page. I love connecting with new readers, and look forward to getting to know you! I am from a speck on the map most people […]

Lifestyle

June 24, 2011

Where I’m From

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There are several things going on in our lives that I’ve touched on recently, but haven’t given you guys a good, clear update on. So today since I’m feeling totally uncreative and uninspired since we have family that have been reading this little blog, I thought I’d do just that. Potty Training… We have pretty […]

faith

June 23, 2011

Where we are…

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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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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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