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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This past weekend I had the chance to photograph my little guy and my brother-in-law for my Mother-in-laws Christmas photos. It wasn’t too chilly and the wind stayed calm enough that we were able to snag quite a few cute photos for her to use. Unfortunately, I already ordered and had my cards delivered, so […]

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December 1, 2010

Marchman Christmas Photos

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Hello all! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I know we did! I’m still doing the “gobble wobble” after in taking waaaaay too much turkey, dressing, dumplings, and pecan pie. I’m still completely stuffed and now we are gearing up for Christmas! This is probably going to be one of my favorite Christmases yet. With […]

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November 29, 2010

Santa Baby

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{This is a repost from the original I wrote last Thanksgiving…I still love this list, and decided to include it again this year…with a few added things at the end.} The things that I am thankful for have made a huge change in the last 3 years. In college, cries of gratitude and thanks fell […]

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November 25, 2010

A Mom’s List of Thanks

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It will come as no surprise that on this day, the day before Thanksgiving, that I am choosing to put aside all other posts, all other ideas, all other worries, and just be thankful for the things that I have been blessed with. I can guarantee that at least one out of every five blogs […]

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November 24, 2010

Initially Un-thankful

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Just wanted to remind everyone to get their posts for No Mom Talk Monday ready for tomorrow! We’ve been slacking on participants these past three weeks and I want that to change! If we can gather up at least 15 moms to join in, I’ll throw in a little surprise! {Think a *FREE* print from […]

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November 21, 2010

Just a quick reminder!

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As you guys are reading this, I am on my way to do a Photo Shoot with one of my very best bloggy friends Mandi over at Mandi Miller Blog, her husband, and their beautiful little girl Maddy. We’ve been attempting to get together and do their family session for their Christmas cards for about…oh, […]

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November 13, 2010

Calling all Guest Bloggers…

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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 […]

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November 12, 2010

Stream of Consciousness

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The week of Halloween was full of pumpkins, fairs, parties and cake   . Little Man turned TWO on the 27th, and we had three separate birthday parties for him. We had a Skype party with Hubby…which was fun. Little Man showed off all of his new cars, his new beanbag chair, and his dozens […]

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November 10, 2010

Halloween/Birthday Recap

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This week Mandy over at A Sorta Fairytale is hosting her photo challenge. The theme this week is Windows to the Soul aka Eyes. I have taken several new photos lately of the little guy [birthday pictures, Halloween shots] but none that I love as much as this photo from the archives: This is by […]

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November 8, 2010

Windows to the Soul

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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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