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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Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!! ~The Kirkland’s~

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December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas!!!!

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Well folks. The big day is almost here. You’ve got 4 days left to finish preparing for Christmas. Are you ready? My checklist is nearly marked off. I’ve purchased gifts, planned out our Christmas Eve supper, purchased little man’s Christmas PJ’s, decorated the tree…all that’s left for me to do is purchase & mail Christmas cards […]

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December 21, 2009

The Best Gifts…

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My lovely bloggy friend Beth P. has tagged me in a super fun Christmas Meme! She actually tagged me last week and I have only now gotten around to remembering to do it. 🙂 Oops. So anywho…here ya’ go! 1. Have you started your Christmas Shopping? Oh yes. I am actually completely finished. [Unless you count […]

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December 20, 2009

Tell all Christmas…

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Hello bloggy friends! I missed you yesterday! {In case you don’t follow my tweets, my laptop charger died…meaning, my computer was dead.} I am in the process of catching up on your blogs, so bare with me. I’m getting there. Are we really only a week from Christmas? Thankfully, I have finished 99% of my […]

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December 18, 2009

Catching up…

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Christmas Shopping. Bows, Boxes, Wrapping Paper. Hundreds upon hundreds of people literally pushing, bumping, and shoving one another out of the way in order to find that perfect gift for that certain someone on their list. Little man and I tackled ALL of ours Tuesday. We shopped and shopped and shopped for Hubby’s presents and […]

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December 17, 2009

Christmas Shopping Observations…

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I haven’t posted a recipe here in a long time. I told myself that I was going to start posting one once a week, and yea, that didn’t happen. But in the Spirit of Christmas time, I am going to share with you some of my favorites! These are some of the things that we […]

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December 10, 2009

Favorite Holiday Recipes!

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Not much going on here in our neck of the woods today. Nor is there a lot to write an entire blog post about, so instead I give you these random tid bits:      *I think we have finally came to the conclusion that we will not be going to Alabama for Christmas this year. […]

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December 8, 2009

Random Tuesday Thoughts…

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Happy Monday Everyone! Another week has come and gone, and Christmas is easing ever so close…Have you got your shopping done yet? Not I. We haven’t even started our Christmas shopping. I have a few ideas for things but seeing as how my husband is being stubborn and won’t tell me what he wants this […]

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December 7, 2009

Giving to the Lord…

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Hello my favorite loyal bloggy friends… I am in need of a teeny, tiny favor. You see that really cute little blinking button at the bottom of this post and over to your right under the “click it please…”heading. Could you do that for me? They reset all of the counters on Top Mommy Blogs […]

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December 5, 2009

Just a simple favor…

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Christmas time is about sentiment. It’s about emotion. It’s about tradition. I pulled out our Christmas decorations on Monday afternoon. They sat boxed up in the corner, waiting for me to open them, until Tuesday evening. I was dreading this event. I wasn’t really looking forward to pulling them out of their boxes and having […]

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December 4, 2009

Something of sentiment…

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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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