by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jun 14, 2016 | Books, Community, friendship, Guest
It was late afternoon on a Sunday afternoon when I made the mistake of looking up. The coffee shop was silent, all eyes were on me, and I’m pretty sure you could have heard a pin drop if one actually did, you know, drop. I held a crisp, white and silver book in my...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 6, 2016 | Community, friendship
I am watching. I listen and I learn. I give and grow and watch you do the same. I am not yet a mother, but I am paying attention. She rises early for just a few moments of silence. The powdered remains of Cheerios have created a thin film over the breakfast table. My...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 29, 2015 | Community, friendship, three little words
Sometimes a knock at the door is the best sound in the entire world. Other days it’s a text message alert at just the right time. And always, hands down, finding a letter in your mailbox is one of life’s simplest, most joyful gifts. A few years ago I saw...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 16, 2015 | Community, friendship, three little words
They say that blood runs thicker than water. That’s true. They also say that there are friends that are more like family. That’s true, too. For several years I would have denied that second one, though. Community steam-rolled me down flat and I swore I...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 12, 2015 | Community, friendship, three little words
There’s something special about tables. Before you decide I’ve gone completely crazy, hear me out. You could argue that they’re commonplace, something most people sit down at without thinking twice about. And I couldn’t even disagree because your words would be true....
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jul 19, 2015 | friendship, Story
There’s this thing that happens when you keep on banging all the Internet pots and pans, screaming as loudly as you can that every story matters. Inevitably, you get to hear a lot of stories. And eventually, people start to peer out from behind their own...
