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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Make sure you enter my Day with Amy Photography Workbook Giveaway! Contest ends this Wednesday! If you entered before my blog crashed, be sure you enter again, as I lost all of the entries! It’s crazy that as I type this, it’s now after lunch on the East Coast, whereas here, it’s knocking on 9:30. […]

Family, Motherhood

July 18, 2011

(Late) Monday Morning Coffee

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You know, when you’re growing up three years seems like an eternity. You turn 13 and you just know that the next three years, the time you have to wait to get that all important drivers license, is going to just drag. Time seems to speed up ten fold when you have a child. It’s […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

July 10, 2011

Monday Morning Coffee | Rockin the Baby

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If this is your first time visiting, you might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS Feed, hop over to Twitter and give me a shout, or visit my Facebook Page. I love connecting with new readers. Thanks so much for visiting! Cloth Diapers or Store Bought Diapers? Breastfeed or Bottle Feed? […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

June 29, 2011

Judgmental Mommy

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Dear Noah, Another month. As of yesterday, you are four months away from turning three. THREE. When did you grow up? And why are you continuing to do it so fast?! This last month has been a busy one. Your vocabulary continues to grow by leaps and bounds. You’re piecing together sentences and adding new […]

Family, Motherhood

June 28, 2011

Another Day Towards Three

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I heard from many, many, many people, that the “three’s” are 100 times worse than the two’s. And that certainly seems to be true for us right now. Little Man has officially reached his terrible three’s. Every day isn’t bad. In fact, I’d venture to say that most days are actually still pretty good. But […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

June 21, 2011

Phase “3”

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If this is your first visit, make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed! So glad you stopped by! Looking forward to getting to know you! When I met my husband in August 2008, I was getting ready to apply for scholarships and grants to go to Nursing  School. I was working in a hospital, […]

faith, Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

June 9, 2011

I Owe my Future to my Son

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If this is your first visit you may want to Subscribe to my RSS Feed before you leave! Make sure to leave a comment and let me know you were here! I love new friends! Mama Kat wrote an interesting (and inspiring) post the other day about how mom’s are expected to do it all. […]

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June 8, 2011

The Measure of a Mom

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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed! Thanks for visiting! I look forward to getting to know you! It seems like my son is constantly changing. He changes his mind, he changes his clothes, he changes his hobbies and his likes/dislikes… it’s nearly impossible for me to keep up […]

faith, Family, Motherhood

June 7, 2011

In His own Time

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Today, I have the privilege of guest posting over at Between the Lines for Laura. Laura and I met back in late 2008, right after my little guy was born. She’s a fellow military wife, a Scentsy consultant, and a fantastic photographer. Oh! And she has this unbelievably precious little boy named Ethan. I’ve included […]

Family, Motherhood

June 1, 2011

What Experienced Moms know…

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Are you knew here? You might want to take a second to subscribe to my RSS feed! That way you’ll be sure to receive all the latest posts (like the second half to this one!) as soon as they are published. It was only after spending several hours re-reading old posts that I had written […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

May 31, 2011

A Birth Story (Part Uno)

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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.

I'm a mama of three doing what I love and fueled by Grace, Mercy, and a whole lot of coffee. I'm so glad you are here!

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