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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It will come as no surprise that on this day, the day before Thanksgiving, that I am choosing to put aside all other posts, all other ideas, all other worries, and just be thankful for the things that I have been blessed with. I can guarantee that at least one out of every five blogs […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

November 24, 2010

Initially Un-thankful

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Just wanted to remind everyone to get their posts for No Mom Talk Monday ready for tomorrow! We’ve been slacking on participants these past three weeks and I want that to change! If we can gather up at least 15 moms to join in, I’ll throw in a little surprise! {Think a *FREE* print from […]

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November 21, 2010

Just a quick reminder!

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Normally I don’t solicit for votes or clicks or nominations. I don’t beg for people to like me or anything like that. And I hope that this post won’t come across like that. I was blog hopping yesterday and ran across Momversation…another one of these fabulous little communities where mom bloggers can come together, inspire […]

Blogging

November 20, 2010

A Fresh Voice

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Ahhh….I’m back from a very relaxing and busy weekend. As I mentioned, Saturday I went to Montgomery to meet up with Mandi and her family for a photoshoot. We had a great time and I was able to capture some really awesome photos of the three of them. Super, super excited about how they turned […]

Lifestyle

November 18, 2010

A New Do

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It’s been a while since I wrote a post about marriage. Possibly because for  the last {almost} 8 months, the depth of my marriage has been carried out through a series of phone calls throughout the day, occasional cards and letters, lots of trust & faith, and a countdown widget on my cell phone. No […]

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November 17, 2010

Marital Strife & Support

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I’m having a “Girl’s Day” with my baby sister on Sunday. We’re having lunch. I’m going to get my hair done. Then heading to the movies. Probably for coffee…I’m really excited. I haven’t had a serious girls day in a long, long time. And we are due for a sister day. Especially considering that our […]

Lifestyle

November 17, 2010

Stream of Consciousness

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Ahhh….I’m back from a very relaxing and busy weekend. As I mentioned, Saturday I went to Montgomery to meet up with Mandi and her family for a photoshoot. We had a great time and I was able to capture some really awesome photos of the three of them. Super, super excited about how they turned […]

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November 15, 2010

A New Do

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As you guys are reading this, I am on my way to do a Photo Shoot with one of my very best bloggy friends Mandi over at Mandi Miller Blog, her husband, and their beautiful little girl Maddy. We’ve been attempting to get together and do their family session for their Christmas cards for about…oh, […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

November 13, 2010

Calling all Guest Bloggers…

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I’m having a “Girl’s Day” with my baby sister on Sunday. We’re having lunch. I’m going to get my hair done. Then heading to the movies. Probably for coffee…I’m really excited. I haven’t had a serious girls day in a long, long time. And we are due for a sister day. Especially considering that our […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

November 12, 2010

Stream of Consciousness

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Today I’m linking up for the first time with my beautiful bloggy friend Jhen over at From Here to Eternity. I’ve intended to link up several times before and just haven’t slowed down long enough to write out a post. But today…today I’m joining in. Because at this point, I could really use some tea […]

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November 11, 2010

Coffee & Biscotti

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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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