Doodling Prayer/Processing

Today has been such a blessing. It's been a hard day, but I have enjoyed the latter half of it. After my talk with Ms. B I headed to work to get some things done. To my surprise when I got there, my mom had sent me an email referring me to another B, Mrs. Belinda and her Upside Down Bee blog. So I checked it out and it was about using doodling as a way to focus during prayer, and also to process. This is right up my alley, being the artsy fartsy creative person that I am. So I tried it at work. It was a great day for it, after just working through some gunk with Ms. B..... and this is what came out the first time....

My first attempt came out kind of weird. I have doodled my whole life, but it takes on new life and meaning when you actually do it as a way of expressing yourself, and while drawing praying to the Lord about the things that you are drawing about. 
So I started on a second one at work, and I think it's safe to say that I am addicted! haha! I have journaled off and on over the course of the last 5 years, but have never been able to be consistent and stick with it. In the Philippines I started drawing and painting for my journal, this worked much better, and I am able to express myself much more through art than words. Funny how we're wired different huh?!
So by the third one today, yes 3 in one day, I am hooked. I did this one at growth group. Shhhhh... don't tell anyone. The thing is though, that I heard every word they said and even thought about what they were talking about. I really can, honestly, focus better when I am drawing. I don't know why, I really don't get it, but it's true. So the third one is my favorite so far, and it has a name. It's title is ESCAPE. :) 

Thank you Mrs. Belinda for introducing me, through my mom, to this wonderful form of therapy, processing, and prayer! I'm hooked! :)

Until the doodler strikes again..............