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’ve been thinking alot about marriage lately. Maybe it’s because it’s drawing nearer to mine and hubby’s anniversary {ok, so it’s not until April, but still}. Maybe it’s because I’m blissfully happy in my marriage right now and I want to stay that way. Maybe it’s just because I’m a woman and I’m allowed to think about […]

Family, Marriage

January 25, 2010

Worth fighting for…

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I haven’t deserted you. I swear. This week has been insanely busy, and I’ve hardly slowed down long enough to get to the computer. We started our End Times Prophecy Conference at church last Sunday morning and it ran through Wednesday night. Last night, Hubby went to help out with the Upward Basketball Practice & […]

Writing

January 23, 2010

I’ve been out…

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I’ll be honest with you… I don’t generally blog about church sermons. For one, I’m not a preacher. No where near it. And I don’t like to blog about sermons because they are so much more effective when you get to hear the whole thing rather than reading my notes. I’ll admit, I am a […]

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January 20, 2010

The US in Bible Prophecy

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I have found myself in a funk the past week or so that I am having a hard time detecting the source of. I have been ill and cranky…snapping at my poor husband for unknown reasons…letting things bother me that really shouldn’t…and just dragging. All the way around. I can come up with no real […]

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January 19, 2010

I’ll take my blessings with a side of Exhaustion, please.

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Let’s face it. Whether we like it or not, the media is easily the most influential aspect of our society. Television, internet, “Smart Phones” and Social Networking have overwhelmed our culture and taken the mainstream society by storm. And it’s not looking like it’s going anywhere. With the seemingly never-ending aray of technological advaces, it […]

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January 17, 2010

Media Influence

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I strive to be a good wife. I strive to show my husband the kind of love and affection that he not only needs, but deserves. I try to be a good listener and a wife who is understanding and compassionate to the needs of her husband-no matter how big or how small they may […]

Family, Marriage

January 15, 2010

Learning to be Submissive

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I am a “quick and easy” kind of girl. I like frozen foods that I can whip up for supper. I like Pillsbury and Duncan Hines for making my baking needs speedy and painless. I love that cell phones have twitter, facebook, and internet on them for easy access to things I “need” to know. […]

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January 13, 2010

Microwave Living

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I was reading over my blog yesterday and realized that I haven’t done a post about Noah in a while. An Epic Failure for the Mom Blogger. Isn’t that why it’s called a “Mom Blog” so we can talk, rant and brag about our child(ren)? So today, I’m going to do just that. I’m going […]

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January 9, 2010

Why do they grow so fast?

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This morning, I am full of deep thoughts and questions to ponder. Some of these I have already approached my pastor about and receieved his explanation, but I thought, just for fun that I would give all of you some Spiritual Brain Food this morning. {Don’t worry, if this post bores you I have something […]

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January 7, 2010

Deep Thinking

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You’ve never felt this way have you? Like you have 10 million things going on at one time? Like you are being pulled in 100 different directions? Like you just can’t seem to get a grip on things no matter how hard you try? Yeah. Me either. Not. If I’ve learned anything in the past […]

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January 6, 2010

Lessons from a Vegetable

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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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