Mindful: Meditate & Color Your Way to Life-Giving Relationships

Do Not READ this Devotional! These meditations were not written to be read, they were written to be experienced. In Mindful, you will embark on a rich contextual journey, pursuing abundance and healing in your relationships. Renew and enhance life-filled connection to God, yourself, and other people by engaging all your senses. Be mindful of the two greatest commandments, all about love and relationship. 1 - Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. What does that even mean? How do I find peace with God in all four levels? And 2 - Love your neighbor as yourself. How in the world can I do that if I am living in conflict with other people? Take this journey to find abundant life in each of these relationships. Not only will you learn by reading and applying the devotions, but as movement anchors thought, you will give form and beauty to your understanding when you color the charming "doodles" by Macy Simmons. Every page contains an original hand-drawn image for you to color. I'm a messy reader - I love to scribble in the margins and highlight the books I read. If you are like me, I've given you extra wide margins. Scribble away to your heart's content. It's ok, really! I've included a whimsical framed box for each entry where you can jot down what God says to you on that page. When you pray, don't forget to pause and listen to God- he longs to connect with you in sacred intimacy. Just ask: "God, what do you want me to know about this?" Then make sure to write down what you sense him saying. He's just waiting for you to ask. I love to experience God with all my senses. That way, I am better able to be present, be peaceful, and be awake! I can remember what I read for more than 15 minutes. I provide suggestions for you to engage your senses as you read through this book of meditations. You will find ideas to awaken your sense of smell, sound, touch, sight, and taste. I haven't dated the meditations either, for Heaven's sake! Who wants to feel like they failed at reading a devo if they skipped a day? Progress at your own pace. I hope you totally consume this book - that when you finish it in a month or a year it's falling apart at the seams. Use it, scribble in it, get every last drop out of it until you're filled up and starving for more of God.The Kindle version comes with a link to my webpage where you can download a free PDF to color. Deb Potts is a speaker, author and marriage mentor. She lives in Michigan where the people are hardy. She loves to encourage and equip women to pursue an exceptional life in Christ. Mindful is a companion to her book, Making Peace with Prickly People.