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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No, unfortunately I’m not setting up my new house here in Alaska, yet. However, I have been busy setting up my new home here on WordPress! It has been a somewhat smooth transition {if you don’t count the fact that I’m still having issues getting my Google Friend Connect box to work and that it […]

Blogging, Lifestyle

January 26, 2011

Setting up house…

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I was never “Miss Popularity” in high school. I was always the wingman…the third wheel…the other friend. I’ve never played the leading lady in any aspect of life. I was always the friend that the guys went to when they needed someone to talk to the girl they were interested in. I was that girl […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

January 25, 2011

Not the “It” girl

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That’s how I’m feeling right now. This image was included for visual purposes only…just thought it was a pretty photo that semi-sort of fit with my title. Please feel free to disagree…haha. I don’t think it really has anything to do with the snow and the rain and the bleakness of Kodiak. Because, in all […]

Lifestyle

January 21, 2011

Restless

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… I have always agreed with this quote. Beauty is found in the simplest of things. Sure, there are things-people even-that you look at and automatically you think, “Wow! They are beautiful..” Ahem. For instance, I think Matthew Maconahay is one of the most beautiful men, well ever. […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

January 21, 2011

“Beauty…”

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Despite how much I love my son, he drives me insane. To say that my child never did anything wrong, would be insane…and an outright lie. To pretend that it doesn’t annoy the you-know-what out of me when my son throws a tantrum would also be a lie. So. Rather than pretending any of the […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things

January 13, 2011

Confessions of a Toddler Parent

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Being told that you and your family are to be uprooted and moved to Alaska is a lot to take in. It is overwhelming and quite frankly, almost unbelievable. For us, Alaska has been on that ever famous list of “Places we want to go before we die.” And it was on our “Places we […]

Lifestyle, Military Life

December 28, 2010

10 Reasons I am cut out for life in Alaska

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This is something that I have been thinking about really hard for the past several, several months. Maybe because life has taken a few twists and turns that we didn’t expect and there are some things that just haven’t always worked out the way that we wanted to. I think my mind and my heart […]

Blogging, Friendship, Lifestyle

December 28, 2010

Mommy Friendships

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I’ve already mentioned before that I am a huge fan of Sex and the City. Yes, the language isn’t the most appropriate, and let’s not even get started on the unending promiscuity and fornication. Those aspects aren’t the most appealing in the world. But I’ve always adored Carrie Bradshaw. In so, so many ways she […]

Lifestyle, Writing

December 3, 2010

When I grow up…

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Ahhh….I’m back from a very relaxing and busy weekend. As I mentioned, Saturday I went to Montgomery to meet up with Mandi and her family for a photoshoot. We had a great time and I was able to capture some really awesome photos of the three of them. Super, super excited about how they turned […]

Lifestyle

November 18, 2010

A New Do

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I’m having a “Girl’s Day” with my baby sister on Sunday. We’re having lunch. I’m going to get my hair done. Then heading to the movies. Probably for coffee…I’m really excited. I haven’t had a serious girls day in a long, long time. And we are due for a sister day. Especially considering that our […]

Lifestyle

November 17, 2010

Stream of Consciousness

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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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