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 | Oct 3, 2015 | Faith, three little words
There was a time that I thought it was just an act, a thing. Grace was what you said before a meal or a just-because gift for a friend. Grace showed up in hard conversations and quiet moments, sneaking in both unexpected and welcomed. I couldn’t tell you just...
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...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 16, 2014 | every story matters, Five Minute Friday, Story
Every Friday the prompt goes up and #fmfparty slows down. We breathe out our hearts, sharing the hurts and the joys and splitting hearts and words wide open. Come join us? During the month of October, I’ll be doing my darn best to fit the FMF prompt (today’s is...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Oct 31, 2013 | Faith, Five Minute Friday
Every Thursday night we gather to write on one word. We only get five minutes and then we stop. Right where we are, no edits or second-thoughts, and we publish raw words. These are mine, spilled out into a pool of grace (ha) and words and maybe a couple of tears, too....