Supplies:

• Paper (plain, sketchbook paper, scrapbook paper… whatever you like)

• Markers or pencils (depending on what you like to work with best… I love Prismacolor and Tombow markers with the brush tips for calligraphy writing, Crayola markers and pretty much any kind of colored pencils)

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Make a note of the person/people/situation you are praying for. If you have specific phrases or scriptures that apply, make note of them (you might want to include them in your doodle).

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Pick a piece of paper for your doodle. It can be basic white paper or scrapbook paper or paper that you have made ahead of time. I like to use paper that I have painted ahead of time - I am currently using a Crayola marker/water technique - because it gives me a color theme and has a lovely watercolor look.

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Write the name of the person/people/event/situation you are praying for. (I have been experimenting with calligraphy and calligraphy markers, which gives the doodle a lovely art look.) As you are writing, pray out loud (or in your head) for the person/people/situation, asking God to be watching over them/it.

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Draw a border around the edge of the paper while praying for God to surround the person/people/situation with His love and peace (or whatever is applicable). Be creative!

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Write specific words, phrases or scriptures in the empty spaces and pray over them as you write them. (Most of the time, I am alternating between just talking to God about it and being silent as I am writing and coloring. You don't need fancy words or prayers.) I like to use different colors for different ideas or words (mostly because colors are symbolic for me).

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Color the border of the doodle with the colors that you used to write the words, phrases and/or scriptures. As you do this, pray for God to surround the person/people/situation with the things you are praying for (for example: good health, strength, joy, etc.)

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Add little details as you like – dots, spirals, flowers, etc. I often add dots as I come back and pray for specific things for that person/situation (sometimes I will work on a doodle over the course of a few days). I like to use a set of three dots as I wrap up praying as a symbol of the God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I also like to highlight the main person/people/situation with a color that corresponds to specific things in the doodle (for instance, if I’ve used blue to write “peace” and I am really praying for peace for that person/situation, I will highlight that person/situation’s name in the blue).

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I have a prayer board where I keep doodles once they are finished and as I walk by it during the day, I will try to stop and say a prayer or two for the folks on the board. When the board is full, I like to mail the doodles out the people they are for. That way they have a tangible reminder that they have been prayed for and are loved.  On the refrigerator door is a great place to keep them, too!

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