I read an article online last week about coloring books for adults relieving stress. Now I'm the first to admit that I have less stress in my life than ever before, but I used to love coloring. So I went to Hobby Lobby this morning and bought a couple of books and some outrageously expensive colored pencils. Ideally, I will use them to color with the 14-year-old girl I mentor and possibly even with the younger children. Then I got an email that Hope had expressed dysregular behavior this week and was not allowed visitors. I don't really know what that means, but translated it to she's been bad and I was definitely disappointed. So I decided to color all by myself. And it was fun! I worked on a geometric design for several hours and am not even halfway finished, but I definitely can attest to the fact that it's calming. I wish I'd discovered this when Mom was still able to function normally because I think she'd have enjoyed it, too. I think it's similar to working jigsaw puzzles and we always liked doing that together. Even so... I'm delighted I found something new.