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 week of No Mom Talk Monday here at The Mommy Matters. If you’re looking for the button, check out the sidebar. If you’re clueless as to what No Mom Talk is about, then click here to read all about it! We’d love for you to join in and play along! Don’t forget to […]

Random Things

March 14, 2011

The Things we Recall

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Another great week of great reads! So excited to share these with you! Make sure to head over and visit these ladies because they are all so, so fabulous. Don’t forget that if you are featured today, or have been featured in the past few weeks, that you can grab one of the little button’s […]

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March 11, 2011

Feature Friday!

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I mentioned yesterday that we got a lot of snow this past weekend. The little guy isn’t overly crazy about playing outside in it, but he’s adjusting slowly. We took him out in the front yard [around our cul-de-sac] for a bit to play. The neighborhood kids were out and around and suddenly felt the […]

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March 10, 2011

Covered in Snow

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Growing up, I watched my parents work and fight for their marriage. I always assumed that the bickering, the frustration and the hurt feelings were because they didn’t belong together and didn’t care for each other. While their relationship wasn’t perfect [who’s is?] it certainly wasn’t in the shambles that I always thought it was. […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

March 9, 2011

No one else I’d rather Annoy

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Yeah. I’m a little bit late this week. You’ll have to forgive me. The husband has been off work; we’ve been finishing up some unpacking, and though I’ve made notes on who I’m featuring this week, I just haven’t gotten around to adding it. Oops. 🙂 So…since I’ve left you hanging long enough [because I […]

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March 7, 2011

Feature Friday…err, Sunday…

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We spent the better part of this past weekend hunkered down and watching the now. We went to sleep on Thursday with only an inch or so of snow on the ground, and woke up Friday morning with about six…and rumors that there was an anticipated 3-5 more inches to come. So what did we […]

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March 5, 2011

March Mini-Blizzard

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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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One of mine and my husband’s favorite things to do is sit and reflect on our childhood; more specifically time spent with our grandparents. We laugh about the little things, and are generally amazed at how specific our memories can be. No matter how hard I try, there are just some things about my grandparents […]

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March 2, 2011

The Fine Details

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Welcome back to another Feature Friday—where I highlight YOU and all of the fabulous things you’ve written about this week. I had a ton of favorite blogs because I started working on this Monday and have added to it every day. Enjoy!   Newlywed Map by Jesstagirl & her Officer: I saw this and flipped […]

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February 26, 2011

Feature Friday

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I’m raising a little boy who’s biggest passion is to just play ball.   What is it that your kids enjoy most?

Random Things

February 23, 2011

For the Love of the Game

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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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