by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Nov 24, 2014 | Beauty, Faith, Family, Story, Thanksgiving
In order to truly live, one must do one’s living amongst the breathing. I’m sure it’s been said more beautifully before, but those fourteen words sum up my November. After writing 31 days in a row on , the well had run dry and if you encountered me...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jul 15, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Family, Fear
This is a follow up to the recent post We will not – can not – shrink back or shrink down just to please another. Sun streams in mid-morning and I stumble down the stairs after completing my morning work routine. There are days things go long or go wrong...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 7, 2014 | Books, Family, Love
I didn’t know I was about to make a new life-friend, one to travel through days and months and times and seasons with. It was a Skype call with a stranger who I felt like I already knew. That very first conversation across invisible airwaves in the sky between...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 31, 2014 | Beauty, Broken and Raw, Community, Family, Five Minute Friday
Funny story. Classes started on Monday and the snow came on Tuesday. The south was only supposed to get a “light dusting” and then inches came down. Roads have been shut down, teachers and commuters and children stuck at schools, and everything has been at...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Dec 7, 2013 | Christmas
This is my third Christmas away.It isn’t easy.Sometimes you celebrate the holiday season on your own, far from family and traditions you’ve held dear.When Christmas looks different – for whatever reason – how do you celebrate? What do you...