by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 14, 2014 | Books, Brave, Five Minute Friday, Story
I’m 10 days away and I have to keep myself from downloading the countdown app. Again. Senior year is set to begin and I couldn’t stop it if I tried. And yeah, I’m tired of all the questions and the “Wait, are you still in school?” because...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 12, 2014 | (in)courage, Broken and Raw, Story
When community runs out, Jesus runs in. When you see yourself as damaged He declares you lovely. When you look around and only see ruins, the Holy One bends to carry your holey heart, promising that joy will come in the morning. Joy always comes. Six days after...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Aug 10, 2014 | Brave, Broken and Raw, Faithful, Giveaway, God Sized Dream, Story
A little over 1,800 days ago I pulled up a blank page and said yes. With the words “it just takes one” rolling around in my mind, I created an online space just for me with the tag line “learning to stand up in a fallen world.” I was sixteen...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jul 29, 2014 | Faith, Running, Story
I forgot how to ride a bike. Which really isn’t a problem, except I didn’t know I had forgotten until I was on the bike and going straight towards a tree, unable to stop. It wouldn’t sound so bad if I were five or seven or even twelve but no –...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 27, 2014 | (in)courage, Broken and Raw, Community, Faith, Fear, God Sized Dream, Story
Sometimes we can’t fully comprehend a moment until it is over. It’s the summer of 2013 and I’m sitting cross-legged on a blown-up and slowly deflating mattress, somewhere in the hills of North Carolina. I’ve made excuses and found the time to...