by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 24, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Community, Fear, Five Minute Friday, God Sized Dream, Story
When you label yourself as anything other than a daughter of the King, you limit yourself. Labels limit. When you build up the fences to keep a watchful eye, to protect your heart and yourself, you just keep others out. You can keep building up fences but you’re...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 17, 2014 | Five Minute Friday, Haiti
The longer I let it sit the more antsy and uncomfortable I become. It’s simmering under the lid I’ve kept on tight and it’s threatening to bubble over. These writers and friends and strangers, too, they up and left for Haiti. The first pictures to...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 10, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Love, Story
It’s not going to be perfect and it may not seem beautiful from a distance but look close, closer still. Get right up against it and breathe deep. You’ll smell the fumes but it will be an aroma of grace. Notice the details and the carefully chosen words...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 3, 2014 | Broken and Raw, Five Minute Friday, Haiti, Story
It’s a ministry and a calling and the thing that feels right. It’s as natural as breathing but I’ve been holding my breath. Five years of writing and I attached the word to my being but send me to Haiti and the words dry up. I’ve spent seven...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Mar 13, 2014 | Broken and Raw, Community, Fear, Five Minute Friday, Giveaway, Running, Story
The countdown is on! In less than a week I’ll be flying my way toward a little place called Haiti. Perhaps you’ve heard about it? I’m in the midst of all the school and all the (in)RL prep and all the packing lists, but I couldn’t miss Five...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Mar 6, 2014 | Fear, Five Minute Friday, Story
Oh you… You’ve shown up again and I am proud of you. There are commitments and to-do’s, an endless amount of jobs and projects to complete and coffee dates to plan. But you’re here. I know it feels like the words have run dry and...