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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So, we got out of our lease. Thankfully. I ended up having to call the District Manager of our Apartment Complex and have her take care of it. But, needless to say, our lease is now up on April 16. Which, we will be moving on (or before, depending on Josh’s exact pay-date) April 1. […]

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March 18, 2009

YAY!

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Josh and I found a house! Well a townhouse atleast…It’s got brand new furniture-including a Washer and Dryer (which I don’t have now and CAN NOT wait to be able to use!), 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, a Garage, an attic, a security system, a patio that overlooks the pond, a big kitchen with lots of […]

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March 16, 2009

Lesson Learned…

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The past couple of days have been frustrating…it seems like there are times in life that everything happens at one time…everything goes wrong at one time…everyone makes you mad-at one time. It’s been that kind of time for us lately. The biggest thing we have been aggravated about lately is this apartment we live in. […]

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March 13, 2009

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I have been thinking about a lot of different things lately…don’t really know why. I guess that’s just the way life is…Mainly, I started thinking about (once again) how much life has changed over the past 4 years of my life…especially the past year. Like I said in my last post, I just don’t feel […]

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March 2, 2009

Rambling…

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The past few weeks have been ridiculously exhausting. Josh’s mom did come down to stay while Josh had surgery…but I may have failed to mention that she came the Friday BEFORE his surgery and left the day after it. So, for the past 2 weeks, I feel like I have been running around like a […]

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February 27, 2009

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Noah is getting his first tooth…ouch. He has not exactly been the happiest baby in the world this past week or so. He isn’t really sleeping that well…though Children’s Tylenol is helping some. He’s gnawing on EVERYTHING he can get his mouth on-except the teething ring we bought him. He is especially fond of chewing […]

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February 11, 2009

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I decided to skip blogging on today’s Love Dare. It was good, but not much to it. In a nutshell, it talked about how important it is to greet your spouse in a way that makes them truly believe you are happy to see them. Then the dare was to greet them in that way. […]

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February 4, 2009

Skipping the Love Dare Blog today…

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I stole this idea from Kelli’s “Feelings of a Pregnant Woman” blog…LOL I’m not pregnant, but I thought the idea was a good one. I don’t think people stop often enough to put their thoughts together and look at what they are truly happy about, what they are sad about (and therefore need to work […]

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January 21, 2009

Random…

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I’ve been pondering on 2 different subjects for the past few days, and thought there is no better way to “ponder” than to play on blogger. I keep telling myself that I should “ponder” on these in-depth thoughts in my journal that way I would have all of it in one place, but it’s too […]

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January 13, 2009

Friendships and Babies…

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I had a little bit of time on my hands to post a new blog. Josh is glued to the TV right now watching the Steelers/Chargers Game, and Noah is sitting in the bed watching it with him. (Yes, I know he probably has no clue what’s going on, but it’s cute…he’s sitting beside his […]

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January 12, 2009

Just a few random thoughts/updates…

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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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