by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 20, 2014 | Brave, Community, every story matters, Love, Story
If we go through the world with our ear to the ground, with our ear pressed up against people’s words, listening for heartbeats, listening for the heartbeat of stories, it could happen — Stories are keys that release you out of yourself and into the wide freedom of...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 13, 2014 | Brave, every story matters, God Sized Dream, Story
I received the email on April 16th. I had applied at the request of a friend and because it felt hypocritical not too, to be honest. Renewal. We call it God Stories. Once a semester, five or six students will stand before their peers and tell a piece of their story....
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 12, 2014 | Brave, every story matters, Story
During , I’ll spend each Sunday sharing a song and scripture that encourages or challenges me as I continue to share my story. Music and His Word stir something deep within me and it is my hope that each Sunday this can be a place you retreat to before another week...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Sep 18, 2014 | Brave, Faith, Five Minute Friday
Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones Coldplay, Fix You Sometimes when you’re drowning the best way to make it to shore is to encourage the ones around you. When it’s dark and you can’t see to hold onto anyone else’s hand, you reach...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 27, 2014 | Brave, More To Be
Okay, I’ll go first. Deep breath. I don’t always believe it. I don’t always feel it. I don’t always hear it. And the worst part is – when I do hear it, I’m often the one saying it. Before I called myself a teenager I called myself too much. Before I went to college I...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 14, 2014 | Books, Brave, Five Minute Friday, Story
I’m 10 days away and I have to keep myself from downloading the countdown app. Again. Senior year is set to begin and I couldn’t stop it if I tried. And yeah, I’m tired of all the questions and the “Wait, are you still in school?” because...