by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Apr 7, 2015 | Books, Community, friendship
Community and I have had some issues. It hasn’t always been a give-and-take thing but more of a push-and-pull relationship. I spent a good amount of time (read: years) basically distrusting anyone who appeared to give any sort of interest in being my friend. I...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Feb 5, 2015 | Books, Community, Love, Story
Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see. -Corrie ten Boom That quote used to hang above my bed. I had a picture of myself and three friends enlarged and added those words along...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 30, 2014 | Brave, Community, every story matters, Story
Life is hard enough on its own and even harder on your own. It’ll knock you down and bring you straight to your knees, skinning them up and bruising your insides. I’ve heard it said before that when we are brought to our knees, we then find ourselves in...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 9, 2014 | Community, every story matters, Joy, Story
There are those people you meet and in one quick moment you just know they’re gonna change your life. And then there are those who show up day after day and over time a place in your heart has their name on it. Your story is changed because you’ve welcomed...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 5, 2013 | Broken and Raw, Community, friendship
I spent the last week at camp. After 5 weeks interning for Student Leadership University and a few days in Arkansas with the (in)courage team, I had only a couple days to catch up on all the crazy before heading to camp to serve the middle and high schoolers. I really...