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Mother’s Day is here! It’s flowers and elephants everywhere. Elephants, you wonder? Yes, there’s an elephant in the room, and I want to talk about it. There are so many beautiful, amazing women that feel pain, longing or discomfort on Mother’s Day. Because motherhood...
This Great Reset has indeed lived up to its name, hasn’t it? In unplugging from so much of what our lives had become, a giant reboot is happening inside of many of our hearts and our homes. We’ve had the chance to reevaluate, to grow, find pain points, and to come to...
So, have you met anyone interesting lately? Wait, did you just laugh? No, you say? You’re in quarantine. Right. Well, hold on just a minute, I bet you have. I think you’ve had the unique opportunity to deeply connect with the most interesting person around. The most...
My daughter is teaching me a lot these days. Well, quite honestly, she always does. But I have a *little* more time to take note now. I’m more of a sitting duck. (Anyone else starting to feel like that?). And one of the biggest things I’m learning here at...
I’ve had a theory for a long time. One I like to call “The Good Enough Years”. I used it to refer to those early, intense years when your kids are very little and require so much hands on time as the Good Enough Years. You know those ones, where things seem messy and...
There are two sides to this coin. I walk in my neighborhood, just like everyday, only now I see neighbors I have never met before. There they are, now walking down the road in the middle of the day, enjoying fresh air. The coin is heads up. I return home, catch a...
Once again, in quiet I sit. I rise early, to think and write, to possibly pray. But I feel something different this time. (These are different days, indeed.) I start with the usual feeling of gratitude and yet... something shifts. I can’t just check the boxes,...
Do you have a family motto? “Motto? What’s a motto?” “What’s a matter with you?” Anyone recognize these lines from a classicDisney movie? My kids and I were listening to the Lion King music the other day as we played in the basement. I laughed out loud at this...
Friends! We finally have it— all of that quality time that we crave with our kiddos! Yahoo! Then why are we also so terrified and slightly overwhelmed? Because it’s. So. Much. Time. What will help the most right now is establish a sense of both calm and structure that...
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. You have this moment, right here. That’s the only moment you’ve ever really had anyway. No matter what tomorrow feels like or what unknowns, dangers, or changes possibly lie ahead, this has always been true. I feel my heart rate accelerate...
Hey, I'm Courtney, a pretty ordinary girl who thinks we've all been called to an extraordinary life and love story with God. I'm passionate about family, faith, motherhood, and the adventure of every day. I write lots of words, mostly because I can’t help it- and I think it's one of the things I was born to do. I hope that something I write encourages you, to walk in your own unique purpose and calling, set free to love and give it away, starting wherever you are today. That's what Courting the Extraordinary is all about. Finding the good all around you, and giving it away. Finding, too, the God of all goodness who wants to walk with you.
I love quiet mornings, coffee, prayer and “work” before sunrise. Quality time with my family is my jam. I can be found grinning ear to ear when we're out on an adventure. Whether that's in our own backyard or exploring someplace new all-together, I’ll for sure note something beautiful about nature aloud-and maybe repeatedly, ha!. Life is a beautiful, precious gift, and an adventurous path to travel! We might as well learn how to love. 