by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 2, 2016 | Books, Broken and Raw, Faith, Joy, Story
I like to fix stuff. And by that I mean that I like to solve problems and make things happen and accomplish all the things and throw away to-do lists because everything has been checked off. And in the middle of all this fixing, Jesus is teaching me to slow down. Over...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Feb 5, 2016 | Brave, Broken and Raw, Faith
i. This is where the walls gave way This is demolition day All the debris, and all this dust What is left of what once was Sorting through what goes and what should stay ii. This is the hard work of breaking and also of braking. This is the hard work of sifting and...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 18, 2016 | Faith, Freebies, Printables
When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow. Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way I’ve heard the word grace nearly my entire lifetime. “Let’s say...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 11, 2016 | Broken and Raw, Faith
The mason jar sits on my shelf, slowly filling with scraps of paper. The yellow and white mug sits on my desk, slowly being emptied of those same scraps. Every Monday I reach into the cup and pull out one folded scrap and I can already feel the smile spreading as my...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 8, 2016 | Faith, God Sized Dream
I’ve tried to read the entire Bible in a year for umm, well, maybe five years or so. I download the plan and begin again each January while vowing to myself that “this will be the year” and “this time I won’t quit” and also,...