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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I’m at home again today…spending quality time with Noah. Josh has been working alot the past two weeks, and it’s about to drive me crazy! I guess I should get used to it, they are dumping Josh’s unit (meaning almost everyone is leaving and they are getting tons of new people that aren’t trained or […]

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June 5, 2009

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I have definately been slacking on my blog lately. My apologies to those who follow it. Things have been going well. Noah is growing too fast to keep up with, but we are loving every minute of it. He has finally gotten back on a normal sleeping pattern, and has adjusted really well to eating […]

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May 13, 2009

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Noah got back home from Alabama/Georgia on Friday. It was good to get to see my parents and my sister, even though they only stayed a day. If I have learned anything so far, it’s that Noah get spoiled while he is away from us. LOL Not that I don’t expect that from his grandparents, […]

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April 30, 2009

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I’ve been meaning to add some new pictures, but Josh and I have been celebrating our Anniversary for the past few days, so I haven’t really had a chance. The Big Boy is growing like a weed! I can’t believe he will be 6 months old next week. Time flies. And Josh and I have […]

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April 20, 2009

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There are things that test our faith every single day. This past weekend God tested mine. Josh’s cousin, Marty, was 8 1/2 months pregnant and gave birth to a still born little boy. They think it was a blood clot but they still aren’t sure. She and her husband Mike are two of those people […]

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April 13, 2009

A Test of Faith

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Yesterday was a good day as far as my writing is concerned. Josh was out of town and I was worried Noah would get fussy when he reailized his daddy wasn’t coming home last night, but he wasn’t. He was actually very cooperative and in a very good mood. He got hungry or needed changing […]

Writing

April 9, 2009

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Well, I didn’t dream up a new idea for my book last night, but my creative mind did kick back into gear. I don’t remember my dream precisely, but I did make notes on a piece of paper beside the bed when I woke up so I could remember somewhat what it was about. To […]

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April 8, 2009

Creativity at work…

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As previously discussed in an earlier blog, I have become fascinated by Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga”. So, with the baby in bed by 8:00 pm, I spent my “Time Out” time in a hot bubble bath reading the second installment of Twilight- “New Moon.” As soon as I get done with this blog, I’m going […]

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April 7, 2009

Time Out Monday-April 6

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I am still here. Trying to come up with something to write. It’s insane. I can’t get the idea of writing out of my head, but I just can’t seem to grasp something fascinating enough to actually sit and put on paper (or the computer considering that’s where I do all of my writing) It’s […]

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April 6, 2009

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It’s about that time again. It usually happens to me once every 4 or 5 weeks…sometimes more often than that. I can’t help it. I don’t really know how to stop it. When it starts up, it seems to be the only thing that occupies my mind. I try to suppress it because I don’t […]

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April 2, 2009

Here it comes again…

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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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