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 weeks feature blogger is…The Nice One over at “Even the Nice Ones.” Her blog is so cute! Very witty and always, ALWAYS interesting. I have ran across anything she’s posted so far that didn’t make me either laugh or think. Great stuff! Make sure you stop by, she is hosting an awesome giveaway this […]

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August 17, 2009

Blog of The Week

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Ok. So I did bad this week. I didn’t accomplish much of anything. Atleast not anything that was on my list of things TO accomplish for Operation Organization. Oopsie! 🙂 We DID get the baby gate put up…So, for Week 3 I am doubling up. Here are my goals: *Clean under the STAIRS!! *Organize Files […]

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August 15, 2009

Operation Organization-Week 3

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This week, I already had my “Blog of the Week” picked out and written down in my blog notebook so I would have it all done ahead of time. This is a blog that I just stumbled upon…not really sure how I got there or where I found her at, but she is quickly becoming […]

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August 10, 2009

Blog of the Week

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In case you missed it, Melinda over at “Coming Clean” is hosting Operation Organization Challenge. I started last week and had much success in getting my house clean & cleaning out the closet (hold on for photos!). So, today’s post is to set my Week 2 goals: Clean out from under the stairs. Save all […]

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August 7, 2009

Operation Organization-Week II

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Hello my bloggy friends! Sorry I have been away for a couple of days. It has been a rough day and a half. Yesterday was that day. You know which one I mean. That day where absolutely everything that can go wrong, does. That literal “Murphy’s Law” Day. It all started Thursday night when my […]

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August 7, 2009

“Murphy” Day

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Check out this cute little surprise I got in the mail today! Josh’s Aunt and her boyfriend, and his grandparents sent me this “Birthday Tower” from Harry & Davids that finally arrived today. They kept telling me that they sent me something but it arrived while we were gone to Alabama for my granddaddy’s funeral, […]

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August 5, 2009

My Birthday Surprise!!

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So, one of the things I wanted to get done this week for Melinda’s “Operation Organization Challenge” was to get my little desk set up and in order so that I could actually start using it instead of doing all of my computer work, writing, etc. in the bed. Well, that involved moving the broken […]

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August 5, 2009

Operation Organization Part II

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Well, it’s that time again. Time for me to feature a favorite blog on my site. If you are new to “Beautiful Mess”, let me give you the short, simple, sweet rundown of what this is about. I am working hard to expand my reading list and gather in some new followers/loyal readers in the […]

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August 3, 2009

Blog of the Week

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No, you aren’t imagining things. My blog is different. Yeah, yeah I know, I just changed it, but I can’t help myself. I see really cute backgrounds, the creative juices start flowing and before you know it, I have created an entire blog’s worth of buttons, headers, and backgrounds. Oops. I think some may call […]

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August 2, 2009

Addictions

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Alright. These are not anything I’m proud of, but be it that it’s for the good of “Operation Organization”, I’ll share with you. This is the dirtiest my house has ever been…well, atleast since we moved in to our house and the unpacking was causing the house to look like a War Zone. This time, […]

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July 31, 2009

Operation Organization Challenge-Photos

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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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