by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Dec 30, 2018 | (in)courage
Three years ago, I taped four pieces of paper to my bedroom door. Before I face the day, I come face-to-face with a calendar from 2016. Here we are at the close of 2018, and I’m still standing in front of these pages, stumbling out of bed and rubbing sleep from my...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Nov 26, 2018 | (in)courage
I spent Thanksgiving alone this year. This isn’t the first time that I’ve FaceTimed from twelve hours away, wiped a tear or two from my eyes, turned up the music in my too-quiet apartment, and looked forward to Christmas. And it’s okay. Really, it...
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 | Oct 1, 2018 | (in)courage, Books, Devotional, Great Deals, writing
This secret has been nearly two years in the making, but today I finally get to share the news! In the fall of 2016, I was invited to contribute to the Bible. Yes, the Bible. And I’ll be straight-up honest with you… I thought and prayed about it for a...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Sep 17, 2018 | (in)courage, Devotional, Faith
I’ve been asking God where He is. On Sunday, we sang these words in church: I am chosen, not forsaken. I am who You say I am. You are for me, not against me. I am who You say I am. I hung my head and raised my hands and wondered if faith sometimes looks like singing...
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...