"Cozy Moments to Calm Your Heart" Devotional Coloring Book

I really enjoy adult coloring books, but I don't just color any ol' book.  I prefer to buy books that have some connection to my faith, that way, I can both color and mediate on God's word at the same time.  I find coloring very relaxing.  I usually do it after all the chores have been done for the day;  about an hour before it's time to start supper.  It recharges me to sit and rest a spell after running around all day.

I have been working on a coloring/devotional book of the Book of Psalms which I showed you in these two blog posts:  "Coloring Through the Book of Psalms" and "Coloring Through the Book of Psalms, Part II".    But I decided to take a break from the book and return to it in the spring/summer after I saw the "Cozy Moments to Calm Your Heart" book on Dayspring.  I thought it was such a pretty winter book, and would look lovely sitting on my coffee table, and who doesn't love cardinals, right?

The book has over 158 pages, half of which are coloring pages, so it is quite a thick, large book, and I doubt I'll even finish it this winter.  

It is spiral bound, which makes it so much easier to color than normal coloring books.  And the pages are super strong and thick so you don't need to worry about bleeding through the other side (unless you use markers, which bleed through anything).

The very first page is a dedication page.  I colored the page, but I left the spaces blank.  I'm not sure if I'll regift this book when I'm finished.  Not every one likes to color, and they may appreciate reading the devotionals and looking at the beautifully colored pages by yours' truly.

The next page is an introduction to the book.  This book is all about "Resting in the Lord";  taking advantage of the long, cold winter as a time to experience the calming presence of God.

The next page features a devotional with an illustration to color on the opposite page.  The entire book is set up this way.  Each time you flip the page, there is another devotional and another coloring page.  The devotional always includes a scripture, which I try to mediate on as I color, and pray.

The designs in this book are so large and intricate it takes me a long time to finish coloring one page.  I chose to use colored pencils so it doesn't bleed on the other side of the paper.  I never used to like coloring with pencils, but I taught myself how to work with them and I've really been enjoying it.  It does help to use high quality colored pencils like Prismacolor Pencils or Castle Arts.

For the duration of this post, I will only show you the rest of the pages I have colored so far, along with the title of the devotional and a scripture reference.

"A Candle in the Dark"

Romans 5:5

"Revealing Love, Inviting Peace"

Proverbs 15:1

"The Calm Path"

1 Kings 19:11-12

"A Blanket of Peace"

Proverbs 15:18

"The Light Kept On"

John 1:5

"Rest and Reset"

Isaiah 9:7

"Giving the Pace A Break"

Isaiah 30:15

"Personal Peacemakers"

Proverbs 17:27

"With Full and Grateful Hearts"

John 1:14

"The Love We Crave"

Zephaniah 3:17

"God's Work in the Wait"

Isaiah 40:31

"Good and Helpful"

Psalm 94:19

"Things Our Soul Needs"

Psalm 119:52

 I hope you enjoyed my colored pages!  I will show you more as I complete them.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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