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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Another really great, and busy week for me! There is a LOT going on here on my end of the screen…lots of new and up and coming things I hope to be able to share with you soon. My weeks tend to spiral out of control on about Wednesday or Thursday afternoon, so that’s why […]

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June 10, 2011

Feature Friday

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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. […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things

June 8, 2011

The Measure of a Mom

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The other day, I started telling you all about the little guy’s birth story. In case you missed it (and you’ll want to read the first half so you aren’t completely lost), you can find it right here! And while you’re here don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you’re looking for today’s […]

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June 3, 2011

A Birth Story (Part Two)

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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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If this is your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed to stay updated on everything going on! If you’ve never heard of Me Time Monday before, then click here to get all of the details! We all go outside to play, of course! This past weekend was crazy busy […]

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May 30, 2011

What Happens when the sun shines in Kodiak?

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Little Man is turning another month older today! Make sure that you check out the latest letter I’ve written to him. It includes some big news that you may, or may not, know! Also don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed while you’re here! There were a TON of great blog posts written this […]

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May 27, 2011

Feature Friday

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It’s Tuesday! Apparently the most popular photography challenge day of the week for me. I always link up on Tuesdays, though I tend to slack on the other days of the week. Wonder why that is? Anyway, during one or two random days of sunshine a week or so ago, I managed to snag a […]

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May 24, 2011

Occasional Sunshine

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If this is your first visit, Welcome! You might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed to stay updated on posts and news! I’ve been completely out of the loop with Feature Friday the last few weeks. Between my blogging vacation and that terrible week of migraine sickness, I just haven’t been reading as many […]

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May 20, 2011

Feature Friday

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There is a little pond here on the base that we like to take the dog to. Most days, her insane amount of shedding is too much for me to even attempt to give her a bath in the tub (can you imagine what a mess that would be to clean up?), so instead, we […]

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May 17, 2011

Down by the Pond

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If you’re visiting for the first time, you might want to subscribe to my RSS Feed so you can stay up to date on everything going on! How was everyone’s weekend? We were pretty busy around here. We had a birthday party on Saturday and one on Sunday. Thankfully my headache finally went away and […]

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May 16, 2011

Recovery Weekend

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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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