by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Feb 14, 2024 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Devotional, Easter, Faith, Faithful, Grief
I don’t know what today held for you, but I imagine it was a mix of things. I mean… Valentine’s Day + Ash Wednesday A both/and if there ever was one. Tonight the ashes of last year’s Palm Sunday palm fronds were smudged onto my forehead, the mark of the cross, a...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Nov 10, 2023 | (in)courage, Community, Faith, Faithful, Grief
If you prefer audio, this article is also available as a podcast episode. Nearly ten years have passed since I witnessed this admittedly ordinary moment, yet every month or two, it comes to mind once again. The bare tree branches provided a clear view that February...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Sep 18, 2023 | (in)courage, Devotional, Faith, Faithful
If you prefer audio, this article is also available as a podcast episode. “How much longer?” the small voice asks from the car seat, barely fifteen minutes into an eight-hour drive with extended family. I smile at my toddler cousin, but after the fifth or sixth time,...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 3, 2023 | (in)courage, Devotional, Faith, Faithful, Grief
If you prefer audio, this article is also available as a podcast episode. There are mornings (ahem, months) I can barely bring myself to look at the news, at social media, at updates coming in from around the world. Chaos and disaster, suffering and disease, confusion...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jul 31, 2020 | (in)courage, Devotional, Even If Not, Faith, Faithful, My Health Story
My hands hover over the keyboard. I don’t want to write this post. I don’t really want to write any post at all, actually, even though my mind is constantly writing sentences and storylines throughout the day. Part of me wants to blame it on the pandemic, and while...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jun 23, 2020 | Devotional, Faith, Faithful, Family
My grandfather passed away last month. A few hours after receiving the news, the memory of a long-forgotten college paper crossed my mind. It was late. Both night and tears had fallen, but instead of going to bed I sat at my desk searching through documents. There....