by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 9, 2020 | Christmas, Devotional, Faith, Faithful
Before the presents were wrapped to later be unwrapped, before candles flickered during Christmas Eve services, before we all returned to work and the calendar flipped from December to January, I heard it. In Instagram captions and my Facebook newsfeed, during...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Dec 5, 2019 | (in)courage, Christmas, Devotional, Faith, Freebies, Printables
I grew up with palm trees overhead and flip-flops on my feet every single Christmas. Florida doesn’t exactly celebrate “the changing of the seasons,” which might explain why I will pull the car over just to get a picture of the leaves changing and clap my hands at the...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 3, 2019 | Devotional, Faith, Fear
“Can you come pick me up? I don’t feel safe.” A few weeks ago, my phone rang as a familiar name filled the screen. My day was just beginning, filled to the brim with deadlines and meetings. Twenty minutes away, my roommate was just over halfway down the nature trail,...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 15, 2019 | Devotional, Faith, writing
The post was originally published in the June 2019 issue of LifeWay’s HomeLife Magazine. I’m honored to be included in the print publication, and grateful for the opportunity to share the words with you here as well. I came across an old journal while...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 3, 2019 | (in)courage, Devotional, Faith, My Health Story
Nine years ago, at the age of seventeen, I had brain surgery to remove a tumor the size of a golf ball. For months, sickness snuck up on me in the early morning hours and hung on until night fell and sleep took over. No matter who we spoke with or what we tried, there...
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...