Fueled by Faith + Covered in Glitter | Part Five

The story of a girl saved by grace who loves to leave glitter all over the place. ✨

Hi, Friends!

Thank you so much for investing some of your time + treasure in Glitter + Grace. Your support has added so much sparkle to my life!

My prayer continues to be that through sharing parts of my story, you will be given ✨sparkle vision✨ in order to help you see more of God’s goodness + grace in your own life.

Seen by God - Prize Worth Fighting For

August 2018 | Matt + I at his nursing school graduation.

My friendship with my brother Matt is one of my most treasured gifts. Matt was the physical representation of Jesus for me. In addition to giving the best hugs, he displayed endless amounts of patience, sacrificed his comfort, and loved me unconditionally.  And as it turns out there was supposed to be a nurse in our family, it just wasn’t me. 

September 2016 | Sam - the faithful friend who sent sparkle filled cards.

My life would be much less sparkly without my friend Sam in it. She was the first person to mail me a card filled with glitter because she knew how much I loved it. I never could have imagined back then how God would use glitter as a visible reminder that He would always be with me.

Courtney, the daughter of the woman with the sweatshirt from Target, is one of my best friends. She surprised me by flying in for my baptism. Matt got it on video, and you can see the moment that I realize it is her. Every time I watch or think about it, I cry because through Courtney, I see Jesus. Someone I wasn’t looking for that was always looking for me.

June 2023 | Ali + I at her baby shower.

Ali, the girl with the blog, was brave enough to share that while her story wasn’t perfect, she trusted the One writing it.

Seven years ago, I thought that I was a better author than God. I was even BOLD enough to tell Him that on multiple occasions. My writing process involves having two documents open. The official one and a scraps page. Not everything I write makes the final cut. I would not have known what to do with a character that had hairy arms and no friends. If I were God, I would have written myself out of the story.

This is one way I know that God is a far better storyteller than me. Instead of writing me out of the story, He has shown me it was only an illusion that I was ever the one holding the pen. It has been a privilege to get to be a character in God’s story.

He called upon my strengths, exposed my weaknesses, and covered me in glitter.

He gave me exactly what I would have asked for if I knew everything He knew. He didn’t need a scraps page. It all made the cut for Him. Because of Him, I knew my story ended well.

The true source of my sadness over being sick was that I wanted to be used by God, I did not think I could do that trapped in a bathroom. I was wrong. I could help people, but not in the way I had planned to help them. 

Prayer Requests

If you feel comfortable, please leave a comment. I would love to encourage + pray for you as we continue on our journey of becoming more like Jesus!

[Glitter + Grace],

Kaitlynn✨