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 I hear one more scream or squeal, I am going to rip my hair out! If I have to wash one more dish, do one more load of laundry, pick up one more pair of dirty underwear…I’m going to lose my mind. If I have to wipe one more puddle of spilt juice off […]

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November 24, 2009

Lessons Learned in Silence

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This week Amber over at {aefilkins} is hosting another fantastic FMM. This week’s edition is all about Thanksgiving. Amber has put together a short list of questions all about, well, Thanksgiving. 1. Turkey or Ham? Turkey! Yum! 2. Favorite side dish. Homemade Chicken & Dumplings 3. Favorite dessert. Pecan Pie or Peanut Cake {grandmama’s recipe!} 4. Black […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

November 23, 2009

FMM-All about Thanksgiving

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The things that I am thankful for have made a huge change in the last 3 years. In college, cries of gratitude and thanks fell on the ears of all who were around when spare change was found in the couch cushions or under the bed. My cute apartment, my seemingly never-ending cashflow [that, surprise […]

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November 21, 2009

Thankful for the little things…

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I am tired. Noah’s new found never ending amount of energy is leaving me worn completely out. I swear, when he actually stars walking, I am doomed. Husband has been home most of the morning today and has gotten a little dose of what I’ve suddenly began to deal with. Since we returned home from […]

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November 20, 2009

Wipe, Sweep, Repeat

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It’s hazy out this morning. Looks a lot like rain is coming. I’m starving. It’s too early to be awake. Noah is sitting in the middle of the living room floor in his robot t-shirt & diaper eating cheerio’s and watching Sponge Bob.  Husband is going to be gone literally all day working [gotta love duty week…not.] And […]

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November 20, 2009

Random Notes…on everything

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Have you stopped lately to notice how eerily similar us moms are in a lot of ways? It’s like, somehow or another we share this unspoken, kinda creepy bond. Sometimes you can just look at a mom and tell what she’s feeling. What’s on her mind. How much  [or more often than not, how little] […]

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November 19, 2009

The Mommy Look

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Hello all of my bloggy friends! I hope you are all having a fantastic Wednesday morning…it’s only 2 days until the weekend so that is reason enough to be in a great mood! This morning, I am linking up again with Sheila over at “To Love, Honor and Vaccum” for another ‘Wifey Wednesday’ post. I love […]

Family, Marriage

November 18, 2009

Wifey Wednesday

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It’s almost that time of year again. Time for toys and time for cheer. Yep. You got it. It’s Christmas Time!! I love the Holiday Season. Easily my favorite time of year…the smells, the cooler weather [yes, I said cooler because “cold” weather doesn’t actually exist in Florida], the lights, the decorations, and the FOOD! […]

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November 18, 2009

Christmas “Wish”ful Thinking

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Have you ever ran away from  God? I have. For whatever reason, there are times in life that we feel like God is to blame and that the only way to make things right in our lives is to run from him. As if we could actually hide. We get mad, or upset, or frustrated […]

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November 17, 2009

Running Away

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The past few days have been crazy busy for me. I have been trying my hardest to get caught up on laundry. I seriously have NO clue where it all comes from. I feel like I have been doing laundry ALL day and I still have 3 loads sitting in the floor in the hallway […]

faith, Prayer

November 15, 2009

Blessings

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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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