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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I have always had huge, huge dreams for myself. Big ideas. Great anticipations. Hopes. Dreams. There has always been a nagging and pulling feeling in the back of my mind that I was meant to really do something with my life. But to this day, I still haven’t figured it out. My dream has always […]

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November 8, 2010

I hope…

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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 4, 2010

Halloween/Birthday Recap

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Some days I want to slam the door and scream at the top of my lungs for everyone to leave me alone. Some days, particular people in my life make me so frustrated and so annoyed that I’m almost 100% certain that I could hit said people. Some days, I want to scream for everyone […]

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November 3, 2010

Some days…

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Hey guys!! Sorry for my absence the past couple of days. We are in the “overseas screening” process of our move which mainly equals a lot of phone calls, a lot of paperwork and a lot of doctors appointments for myself and little man. I’m up to my ears in things to do. Add in […]

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November 2, 2010

Stream of Consciousness

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I can’t believe this little boy is turning TWO today… Where has time gone? Happy Birthday Noah! We love you so much and are so proud of the little boy you are turning into! You are the light of our lives and we are so blessed to be your parents. You amaze us every single […]

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October 27, 2010

TWO

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My absolute FAVORITE season! The leaves, the colors, the temperature change, football, holidays…what’s not to love about Fall?! Here are some of my absolute favorite new photos…including a link up for The Paper Mama’s Fall Photo Challenge:   And my Photo Challenge Entry:

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October 16, 2010

Fall, Fall, Fall!!

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I’m still way behind on my editing…but I wanted to share another sweet birthday picture preview with you guys today for Before & After! The SOOC shot was really blown out and over-exposed. The sun was freakishly bright on this particular afternoon and Little Man was running around way too much for me to accurately […]

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October 14, 2010

Another Birthday Portrait Preview

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                                                       Good morning! Sorry that this No Mom Talk Monday post is going up a little bit late. I’ve been absolutely, totally and completely swamped this weekend. No posts have been scheduled, few photos have been edited and I have been exhausted.   We had a GREAT trip to Florida…made the 6 hour drive […]

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October 11, 2010

No Mom Talk Monday

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Only because I’m a blogger would I have been thinking the ENTIRE time that this was going on, that it would make for a somewhat humorous blog. Ok. So maybe it won’t be that humorous, but I laughed. After I got done semi-panicking. {image credit} Hubby is still technically connected to his unit in Florida. […]

Military Life, Random Things

October 9, 2010

Locked in.

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We’ve done it. We have mostly said goodbye to diapers. We have rocked the big boy pants and kicked butt at going “number one.” We’ve even nailed down letting mommy know when going “number two” is a necessity. If you follow my tweets or even my Facebook, then you know that this past week has […]

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October 6, 2010

You, Me and Potty Makes Three

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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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