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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We all know that our kids grow to fast. We struggle to make it through pregnancy and count down the days until our kids arrive. The last days of waiting drag by. Then, when they are born, we curse the clock on a daily basis and bed it to slow down. That’s what I love […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

February 2, 2013

Remember the Small Things

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One of my absolute favorite series of posts hosted over at Clickin Moms every month, is the “Day in the Life” posts done by other photographers. One of my goals for 2013 is to capture more every day moments with my boys and my family. During a discussion with a few other photographers, I decided […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

January 30, 2013

Capture Your Life

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We made the decision together. Me, you and your daddy. We talked about it and discussed it and covered every angle. We all decided that it would be the best option for you. The best decision to get you ready to venture out on your own next year and prepare you for Kindergarten. Preschool. We […]

Family, Motherhood

January 22, 2013

Go forward…Grow up

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I wondered when I found out that I was pregnant with a second baby if my heart was big enough to hold both of my boys. I love my oldest so much that it hurts and the thought of being able to love another child…another boy especially…didn’t seem possible. I told myself that if it […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things

January 21, 2013

What it Means…

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2:00 am. Five minute feeding and then back to sleep. Fingers crossed that we get at least a three hour stretch this time. 4:30 am. Two and a half hours. It’s better than one hour or one and a half hours. Time for him to eat again. Seven minute feeding and he’s back asleep. Crawl […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things, Work at Home Mom

January 18, 2013

2:00 am to Midnight

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I have so many things that I want to talk about…to blog about. I want to tell you all that Noah started Preschool on Monday. And I want to go into detail about how I’m feeling about having my biggest baby gone three days a week. How my heart is breaking the tiniest bit because […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Random Things, Work at Home Mom

January 16, 2013

What I Want to Say…

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When you’re a child, the world just seems…easy. Play time. Nap time. Bedtime. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Good behavior. Bad Behavior. Noah’s going on four and a half years old. His world is slowly starting to become a bit more complex. He’s learning that bad choices bring about consequences. And consequences aren’t always fun. Just like […]

Family, Motherhood, Random Things

January 15, 2013

Black and White

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There is a reason that I waited so long to write this post. For starters, I never even had intentions of breastfeeding baby boy #2. We had such a hard time with Noah…he wouldn’t latch, my milk supply was low, and we had ZERO support in that department where we were in Florida. I just […]

Family, Lifestyle, Motherhood

January 14, 2013

Thoughts on Breastfeeding

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I am a BIG dork when it comes to the New Year. I hate the word “resolution” because it simply implies that you are writing down (if you even write them down) some goals for the year…only to get two weeks into them and throw in the towel. I don’t make resolutions. I set goals. […]

Blogging, Lifestyle, Random Things

January 4, 2013

Planning, Dreaming, Goal Setting

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Last year was the first year that I took on the One Word Challenge. I didn’t link up with anyone, didn’t join some big group of people who were sharing and supporting and encouraging each other to live out said word or anything like that. I just picked a word. Something that represented everything that I […]

Lifestyle, Random Things

January 3, 2013

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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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