by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 12, 2022 | (in)courage, Faith, Grief
It’s funny the things that can immediately bring tears to your eyes. On an ordinary Tuesday afternoon, I opened my inbox and gasped. Inside, an email invited me to congratulate my grandma on a milestone number of years in her listed profession: pastor’s wife. Just...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | May 9, 2022 | Books
I’ve narrowed the second 2022 list of books down from 37 to 13 (you’re welcome! ha!) and, as always, was intrigued by the theme that emerged. As you read the titles and descriptions, keep this in mind and see if you see it too: peace + difficult but...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Mar 21, 2022 | (in)courage, Even If Not, every story matters, Story
Want to listen to this story? Click here to play wherever you stream podcasts. There’s a game I like to play, and it never fails to catch people by surprise. Here’s how it works: I invite someone to grab coffee and once we’ve found a comfortable seat, our hands...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Feb 21, 2022 | (in)courage, Community, Family, friendship
Shelves and screws and seemingly random pieces of what would eventually become a wooden cabinet covered the living room floor. It was somewhere around step thirty-one that I knew without a doubt: This was a two-person job. Four hands were needed to ensure the boards...
by Kaitlyn Bouchillon | Jan 22, 2022 | Books
Here we are, seeing a wave of books that were all written during the pandemic. There are certainly many that were rushed through and published throughout the second half of 2021, but I’ve been paying special attention to the ‘theme’ of early 2022...