Learning to live chronically joyful.

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  • God’s Chisel
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    God’s Chisel

    Josh’s lesson with the youth praise team, as well as an in-depth conversation with one of the member’s of the praise team afterwards, inspired this blog post. I’m sure you’ve seen the Skit Guy’s video God’s Chisel – if you have not here is the link. The video portrays God taking a chisel to a guy…

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  • Joy
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    Joy

    Joy has been on my mind lately so I asked my good friend and sister in Christ, Jayme to help me write about it! Thank you, Jaym! Well what’s poppin people of kaito’s blog! Allow me to introduce myself…..my name is Jayme. I also have a blog called Just Getting Started. 10/10 would recommend. So…

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  • Self Worth
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    Self Worth

    Unfortunately I am no stranger to low self esteem and self worth. I allowed my circumstances and the lies to dictate my relationship with myself. I allowed being in an abusive relationship to dictate my worth. I allowed my eating disorder to control how I viewed myself. Instead of finding my worth in the Lord,…

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  • Rescue
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    Rescue

    Trigger Warning: Suicide The shame I hold onto about this part of my testimony is heavy and covered in guilt. But the more I celebrate my life, the more I want to open up about this so that hopefully God can use my ashes for His beautiful purpose. Here I sit at Lake Nockamixon, it’s…

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  • Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

    Sacrifice for the future. I used to be pretty okay with budgeting my money. I had a decent nest egg saved up. And then adulthood hit. My student loan debts tripled. Two car payments. And car insurance. And phone bills. And health insurance.  And my love of clothes. And my love of smart objects like…

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  • Anxiety Sucks
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    Anxiety Sucks

    It’s extremely difficult to stop myself in the middle of an anxiety attack and pray. I struggle with giving my worries to the Lord. Some verses I have been trying to have ready for when I can’t breathe and my brain is going to explode are: Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in…

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    #GetYourCrapTogether

    Do you know what’s annoying? When you have someone in your life who cares about you and keeps you accountable. They try and take care of you when you’re sick, or cold, or not properly taking care of your car. They remind you to do things and take your meds. It’s just so annoying. So…

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  • #GoalDigger
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    #GoalDigger

    My ultimate life goal is to be a wife and mom and work in student ministry. BUT my ultimate career goal is to work in the medical field as an in-home pediatric nurse or be a culinary instructor and run a non-profit, teaching kids how to grow, raise, and cook their own food. This would…

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  • …2018

    …2018

    My three greatest accomplishments of 2018… #1. My salvation through Jesus Christ. I committed myself to living a life for the Lord. #2. Getting baptized in a Colorado hot spring in front of my friends and students and strangers. Proclaiming my faith and commitment in a public way. #3. Trusting the Lord with this new…

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  • Inhale Positivity…Exhale Negativity

    My circumstances should not dictate my mood. No matter how exhausted or frustrated I am I need to work on reacting in a positive way, or at least not in a way that totally shows I am extremely irritated and negative. So my hope for today, and what I am talking with God about, is…

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About the Author

Kaitlyn is a Jesus following people loving wife and mama battling a multitude of chronic illnesses while striving to live joyfully for the Lord. Read full bio.