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long nights, election results, and lion dens
The long nights of waiting, the unwanted results, interruptions in the plan, and not ever getting what you hoped for. What do those things really have in common? They are tortures of the human soul, shared conditions that might make us feel worse initially. But can...
Lumps, Bumps, and Scary at night – finding God there
I wasn’t sure when exactly I was going to tell this story, but for three weeks in August I was wrestling with something and wondering what was next. Maybe you’ve been there, maybe you are there, or maybe someday you will be. For whoever else needs this today, It’s not...
sailing the ship (shape) of things
(I didn’t think I’d be talking about sailing today, but here we are…It must be for someone. xo) I spend all summer with my kids. Like pretty much every moment of every day. (Before you feel either envy or pity for me, just wait a second.)I do sneak away for runs or to...
A Shower of Stars, Longing, Love and Life
✨It’s so easy to thing we have forever, or a long time at least. Days stretch out in such a way that we are lulled into different paces and places than we’re maybe meant for. We slow down when we’re meant to speed up- working towards collective, shared dreams. We...
Holding holidays loosely
I’ve learned to hold holidays and traditions lightly. I think sometimes that it’s one of the best, and hardest things that I’ve learned as a parent and spouse. Not every celebration or yearly holiday has to have to same set of situations, the same series of events,...
homemaker, a rose by any other name
Homemaker Can we just talk about that word for a minute? I’m sure it’s been talked about ad nauseam in some places, but I actually haven’t seen a real, honest conversation about it. Home maker is a words that’s been extremely overused and also, completely undersold....
taking the time
We sat at a big farmhouse style table, each of us taking up exactly the space that we needed- no more, no less. We had picked out treats that we each would want (mine was a power bowl from my rarely missed, but missed today lunch, a chocolatey cake of some kind for my...
Not ready yet?
“I’m not ready yet,” he said, looking at me with tears in his eyes still, a sad expression on his face. The tears had subsided and his eyes were getting less sad with each passing hour. I knew he was still sad and unsure, but he was getting there. Unsure at the...
daffodils, dates, and times
We were planting daffodils this afternoon, my kids and I were. A mere fifteen years after I first intended. We also found out while we were out that the little girl that lived across the street has now given birth to her first baby. Life is wild and Mr....
About Me
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. 