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 […]

Random Things, Uncategorized

August 17, 2009

Blog of The Week

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I mentioned before that God is really starting to do a work in mine and Josh’s life…in every way that he can. Our biggest stress for the past few months has been finances. Hands down. I won’t lie, we live pay check to pay check and sometimes it gets difficult. But, God always provides for […]

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August 15, 2009

God works in mysterious ways sometimes…

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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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I was sitting around thinking today about something that I could blog on, and I realized that I have been a wife for a year and half already (Doi. Of course I have. After all I did celebrate my anniversary!) and a mommy for almost a year. Yes, my little man will be an ENTIRE […]

Family, Marriage

August 13, 2009

Things I’ve Learned

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[I know this post is long, but I encourage you to read it if you have time. It’s the visions of a dream that I recently had. A dream that I was walking with my Lord through the darkest times in life. I wanted to share. I feel that it is truly powerful.] In a […]

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August 11, 2009

In a hole, in a tunnel with a light at the end…

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So, this past couple of days I have received 3 awards! I’m so excited! It makes me feel good to get these really cute little awards because I feel like I am blogging about things that people find interesting and worth reading. Kelli over at “Outside my Kitchen Window” and Ashley over at “Everything Happens […]

Lifestyle

August 11, 2009

More Awards :)

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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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I discovered the (in)courage website today. (In)courage is a gathering place for christian women. A place to just be. A place to laugh, to cry, to meet other women who struggle to be those Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 women we all aim to be. The official launch of the site is August 16, but […]

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August 9, 2009

(in)courage

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I did a post similar to this the other day about why I love being a mommy. I thought that tonight for lack of anything else to write and a desire to simply put words out theresince I love my husband, that I would post one about him. 🙂 I know, I’m a smitten girl… […]

Family, Marriage

August 9, 2009

I love my Husband :)

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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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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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