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 to The Mommy Matters you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS Feed so you can stay updated on posts and information! I look forward to getting to know you! I remember when I was in high school, there was a girl in our class […]

faith, Lifestyle

May 18, 2011

Toxic People

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Are you new here? Welcome! You might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS Feed so you can stay updated on all the latest posts and news! Whether or not to add to our little family, has been a hot topic of discussion and debate in our house for the last few […]

faith

May 17, 2011

On Having a Second Child…

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If this is your first time here at The Mommy Matters, you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS. This allows you stay current and up-to-date on all that goes on! So glad to have you! For those of you who don’t follow my Twitter Stream, you might not have realized […]

Lifestyle

May 13, 2011

The headache from…well, you know…

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If you’re new here, you may want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS so you can stay updated on all that’s going on! I enjoy getting to know new readers, so let me know you’ve been by! I received a really funny email the other day from a fellow military wife who’s […]

Lifestyle

May 12, 2011

The truth about living in Alaska…

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I took last week off from blogging and, in turn, off from Project 16:9. I had a Royal Wedding to watch too many other things going on and was really trying to steer clear of my computer, so I hope you’ll forgive me for not getting week three of this project up before now like […]

faith

May 4, 2011

Think Happy. Be Happy.

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I thoroughly enjoyed my blogging vacation last week. I had the chance to tackle a few things that I’d been putting off for too long because I would rather have been blogging, but there were some things that I still didn’t get around to… I did revamp and redesign my entire blog during my break. […]

Lifestyle

May 3, 2011

I Did…Did Not…

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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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Sometimes, it’s hard for me to fully grasp the passing of time. One year ago today, my husband started his would-be eight month journey through A-School. We started on our long journey of separation, anxiety, trust building, goal achieving and personal growth. Three years ago today, my husband and I stood in front of our […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

April 19, 2011

Only Time can tell…

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For the longest time, I never completely grasped the whole meaning behind that “is the glass half empty, or half full” saying. What do you mean is it half empty of half full? Does it matter? There is only half a cup of liquid in that glass. Who cares if it’s half empty or full… […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things

April 15, 2011

Who cares how much liquid is in the Glass?!

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One of the most common misconceptions in our somewhat screwed up society, is that there is a magic number that makes someone an adult. Even more absurd than that, is the notion that certain life changing events makes one an adult. Getting married, having children, being of legal age to consume alcohol…none of these constitutes […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

April 14, 2011

“Adult” is a Title Earned…

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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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