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 this is your first visit, then Welcome! Make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed while you’re here! I look forward to getting to know you! Don’t miss today’s Sweet Shot! You can find it right here! Today, I have the honor of Guest Posting over at Diary of a Devil Dog Wife for […]

Blogging, Lifestyle, Military Life

June 15, 2011

Dealing with the Success of your Spouse

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My week was swamped. Crazy, crazy busy. But I have to admit that some of your posts, some of your honest and heartfelt additions to my Reader this week, made me smile. Here are some must reads for this week. Make sure you stop by and check out these blogs. They are all fantastic in […]

Blogging

June 5, 2011

Spotlight Saturday

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I’m having a hard time falling back into blogging. Not that I didn’t miss the blog world…because I did…very, very much. What I didn’t miss is the time consumption. In case you missed it, that was a major reason that I decided to take a much needed blogging vacay last week: to organize my time […]

Blogging, Lifestyle

May 2, 2011

Arrogant and Self-Glorifying…or not.

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Hiya, guys! Hope you’re all having a wonderful week! Thanks for being so cooperative this week as I’ve had the blog under construction and put up a big black screen that wouldn’t let you guys see what I’d been doing. Hehe. Sorry. 🙂 I didn’t have time to sit and do the entire redesign in […]

Blogging

April 29, 2011

I’m Back!! (Kind of)

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I’ve been thinking about time management a lot lately. When I first started blogging, I never intended that it would become something of a non-paying career. I didn’t think that I would have anyone who was interested in reading what I had to say, especially after I realized that most of our family (who I […]

Blogging

April 25, 2011

On Vacation…

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Everyone loves Spring Time. I always did. The sunshine, the flowers making their appearance after months and months of nasty weather and below freezing temperatures. Spring gives the idea of a fresh start…a new beginning. And who doesn’t love a new beginning? This year has been a new beginning in all kinds of ways for […]

Blogging

April 18, 2011

Spring brings a new beginning…

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Make sure you read my heart-felt post today about changing your perspective on the little things in life that may cause you frustration. It’s a good one! I promise! Click HERE to get there! Don’t forget to subscribe in a reader if you’re new here! I’d love to have you around more often! This week […]

Blogging

April 15, 2011

The Good Stuff (Feature Friday)

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You know those really amazing days in life? Not everything has to go absolutely perfectly. Our schedules aren’t right on the dot, and we don’t accomplish all that we intended to accomplish. But instead, we find ourselves feeling fresh…new…rejuvenated…and filled with hope. That was my day yesterday. I woke up and spent almost two hours […]

Blogging, Lifestyle

April 5, 2011

Reaping my Harvest

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  Welcome, welcome! If you’re here for the first time and are looking for the low-down on No Mom Talk Monday and what it’s all about, you can read that here! If you’re a seasoned pro and have been participating in No Mom Talk, then you know what to do. You can grab the button […]

Blogging

March 7, 2011

Back to the Basics: Word of Mouth Marketing

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There are some things in life that frustrate me more than others. People who drive 15 miles under the speed limit and then want to ride your bumper when you pass them; people who feel the need to tell you every single bad thing about a person or a place before you ever meet or […]

Blogging, Random Things

March 4, 2011

On Blogging, Copycats & Plagiarism

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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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