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’s FINALLY Friday! I just wanted to pop in and say a quick hello to my favorite friends, and all of you stopping by from the “Friday Follow” today. I know this isn’t the best of posts, but I encourage you to scroll down and read some of the previous posts. This is our last […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

March 26, 2010

Finally Friday!

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I’ve been at Barnes & Noble a lot during the day lately. With Little Man gone, and my very first professional photography gig around the corner, I’ve used the extra time ‘off’ to do some studying and some research. I’ve got two scratch notebooks full of scribble notes, techniques, things to remember and rules of […]

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March 25, 2010

Who do you portray?

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I talked yesterday about dreaming and setting goals for yourself. I brought up the idea that some people seem to think that we should dream and set goals within our “means.” And I do not agree. At all. Not even in the very slightest. Today I thought I would share with you some of the […]

Lifestyle

March 24, 2010

The Biggest of Dreams & Ambitions

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I’ve always been a dreamer. I think BIG thoughts, dream even BIGGER dreams. I’ve been told in the past that I should be more realistic in the things that I aim for…the things that I want…the things that I determine myself to accomplish. I always go above and beyond the things that are expected of […]

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March 23, 2010

Dream Big or Dream Real?

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Good morning all! Hope you are enjoying  {and surviving} this hectic Monday morning. Well, hectic for some. For me, not so much. My sweet Little Man is in Alabama waiting on Hubby and I to come up next week; Hubby is at work, and I am sitting comfortably at my favorite table at the nearby […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

March 22, 2010

Sucked in,..

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Good morning to all of my fabulous friends! Welcome to those of you who are stopping by for the first time via Friday Follow. I’m glad you decided to stop by for a few minutes and pay me a sweet little visit. If you would like to know more about me and who I am […]

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March 19, 2010

TGIF

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Whew. The day has been chaotic. Hubby’s mom and brother came down to visit today, which meant that we had to get up and clean, clean, clean! I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t cleaned the house really good since February when we found out that we had gotten orders and would be moving. It’s […]

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March 18, 2010

Arrival of the In-laws & such

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Good morning, everyone! I hope this post-daylight savings Monday doesn’t have you dragging too bad. I am feeling like I could drink an entire pot of coffee in one sitting. I hate Daylight Savings. Ugh. Not only do I not even remotely understand the purpose and reasoning behind it, but I hate waking up when […]

Blogging

March 15, 2010

I’m not going to vent about the NY Times [much]

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Yesterday was one of those absolutely wonderful, nearly perfect days. Hubby got up with Little Man yesterday morning which allowed me the chance to sleep in until 9:30. Once I woke up, we got showered and dressed and headed down to the beach for a picnic lunch. It was an absolutely beautiful 78 degrees and […]

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March 11, 2010

The Perfect Day

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A lot of my favorite bloggy friends went to “Bloggy Boot Camp” this past weekend in Baltimore. I’m so excited because I’m planning to go to the one being hosted in San Francisco. It’s fallen in the same week that hubby graduates from A-School [just outside of San Francisco!} so I was planning on being […]

Blogging

March 9, 2010

Branding myself…

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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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