by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Nov 24, 2014 | Beauty, Faith, Family, Story, Thanksgiving
In order to truly live, one must do one’s living amongst the breathing. I’m sure it’s been said more beautifully before, but those fourteen words sum up my November. After writing 31 days in a row on , the well had run dry and if you encountered me...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 14, 2014 | Art, Beauty, every story matters, Story
After four days in the mountains, I find myself back in the ‘Ham tonight. The air is cooler but the to-do list is still there. Who is it that said the more things change the more they stay the same? Yeah, that. But for four days I had a change of scenery and it...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jul 15, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Family, Fear
This is a follow up to the recent post We will not – can not – shrink back or shrink down just to please another. Sun streams in mid-morning and I stumble down the stairs after completing my morning work routine. There are days things go long or go wrong...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jun 24, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Fear, Generation Y
It’s splashed right across her face. The waves gently touch the shore as she stands half-hidden behind a palm tree, busying herself with sunscreen and sunglasses and one more do-I-have-everything? She’s wasting time. She’s gathering courage....
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 21, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Faith, Haiti
In the left turn lane at the corner of Wildwood and Lakeshore, I stare out the window and hum the melody, sing the refrain under my breath. Another typical, ordinary day of the mundane and the strain of “returning to normal” is picking at me. Sometimes I...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 30, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Faith, Haiti, Story
One day short of five weeks back in a land that feels a little bit less like home, and today the words find the page. I’d say Haiti stole a piece of my heart but I gave it away willingly. And they gave back so much more. This letter is just as much, if not more,...