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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Good morning everyone! Hope you are all having a fantastic week! I’ve been busy, busy, busy packing and painting and all of that fun stuff and I feel like I have neglected my blog and my friends here for the past few days. Hubby and I decided this morning that we are going to take […]

Blogging

February 24, 2010

Either/Or

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You know you’re moving when you wake your 16 month old son up at 11:00 pm to go to Walmart and gather up boxes to pack your stuff in. You know you’re moving when you start throwing perfectly good towels, blankets or whatever other items into the pile of stuff to take to the Goodwill…just […]

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February 23, 2010

You know you’re moving when…

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I am linking up today for the very first time with MckMama for “Not Me Monday.” With the move going on and whatnot I have not done anything this week that is out of the norm for moms. Really. I’ve been the picture of perfection. Haha. Not. This morning [ok, and last night] I most certainly […]

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February 22, 2010

Nope. Not Me!

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My house looks like a tornado tore through it. Literally. I wouldn’t dare invite anyone I liked to my house right now. Not at all. The TV & the DVD’s still stand in order [for now], but everything else is disheveled, out of place, thrown around and laying in the oddest of places. The wall […]

Military Life, Random Things

February 21, 2010

Oy Vey!

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Well, after almost exactly 2 years, the Coast Guard finally cut Hubby his orders to go to A-School-exactly two months before he has to report. He got the email today saying that he will be leaving his station and heading out to California on April 19 {our anniversary, of all days}. It’s a bitter sweet […]

Military Life

February 20, 2010

California, here we come…

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{This post is somewhat a continuation of my Happiness is not an Gaurantee post. If you haven’t read it, head over and do so and then come back. Pretty please.} I am afraid I may be about to jump up on my soap box. But I think that a lot of you may identify with what […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

February 18, 2010

My “I don’t like” soapbox

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Hello my favorite bloggy friends! I hope you are all having a fantastic week! I have had a case of the “Monday’s” and been dealing with a nasty little sinus infection that I can’t get rid of, so I’ve been a bit ‘out’ of it lately. I apologize. I’ve been reading your blogs, even if […]

Random Things

February 18, 2010

Care if I spill?

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This was recently my Guest Post over at From Here to Eternity. A lot of my readers ventured over to read it there, but there were even more that didn’t. So, because I love you guys so much and because I love to share my story, here ya’ go! Part Two will be up for […]

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February 15, 2010

It’s a Love Story…Part One

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Yesterday we celebrated our Valentines Day {thanks to the fact that the Daytona 500 comes on today and the world stops for Nascar…haha. Kidding. But, no seriously}. We took Little Man to the International Plaza in Tampa to the Build-A-Bear workshop. We took him when he was 6 months old, but he really didn’t get […]

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February 14, 2010

Our Build-A-Bear Valentines Day :)

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{If you didn’t read the first part of mine and my husband’s love story, you can find it here!} I don’t think anyone really and truly believes that life after the “I do” is going to be a fairy tale. I think that we like to try to convince ourselves of that, but who really […]

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February 14, 2010

It’s a Love Story…Part Two

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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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