by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Feb 21, 2022 | (in)courage, Community, Family, friendship
Shelves and screws and seemingly random pieces of what would eventually become a wooden cabinet covered the living room floor. It was somewhere around step thirty-one that I knew without a doubt: This was a two-person job. Four hands were needed to ensure the boards...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 13, 2021 | (in)courage, Community, Devotional, Faith
My mouth dropped open at the number on the screen. A few minutes earlier, a friend sent a text that a gift was on the way. “It isn’t much . . . but it’s something!” she said, knowing that medical bills were starting to show up and add up. Her “not much” brought me to...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 23, 2019 | Community, Freebies, Giveaway, God Sized Dream, writing
I’ve done all the things (including updating my budget spreadsheet and organizing my photo library) in an attempt to put off writing this post. It feels like a big deal, and honestly I don’t know if I have the right words. Let me begin with these two:...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jun 26, 2019 | Community, Devotional, friendship, Love
She sat down next to me, leaned in, and smiled wide. Behind black-rimmed glasses, her eyes showed kindness and welcome. Her outfit was simple but chic, cozy, and effortlessly cute — a lightweight sweater over black leggings. Five minutes passed quickly as we...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 22, 2018 | (in)courage, Community, Even If Not, Story
There’s a game I like to play, and it never fails to catch people by surprise. Here’s how it works: I invite someone to grab coffee and once we’ve found a comfortable seat, our hands wrapped around a cup of something delicious, I look into their eyes and say these...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 11, 2018 | (in)courage, Brave, Broken and Raw, Community
No one stood up when the credits began to roll. Whispered wows mixed with the sound of sniffling as we reached for tissues, blinked our eyes, and stayed for just a moment longer. Like so many others, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Childhood...