Creative Prompt: Restful Home

Sometimes it’s hard to recognize what feels restful until we slow down long enough to name it. This practice gives you a simple way to do just that. Begin by painting or drawing a house (or use this coloring page). Then fill the house with what brings rest to your body, your mind, your spirit. You can draw, color, paint, or cut shapes out of magazines; or you can just use words.

As you decorate your home, you might notice that rest looks different than you expected. It might look like space. It might look like warmth. It might even look like something playful.

Wondering Questions

• I wonder what “rest” looks like for you today?

• I wonder which part of your inner house needs rest the most?

• I wonder if there’s anything you didn’t expect to fill the way you did?

• I wonder where God is offering you rest, even quietly or in small ways?

Kid-Friendly Version

Draw or paint a house, any kind you like! Then fill it with things that help you feel calm and cozy:
a stuffed animal, a warm drink, a favorite book, the beach, a nap, a pet, a blanket, or even just your favorite color.

Your house can be silly or imaginative, like a treehouse, a castle, a mushroom house, as long as you fill it with things that help your body feel relaxed and happy.

When you're done, point to each thing and tell someone what makes it restful for you.

Closing Thought

Rest rarely arrives by accident. Often, we have to notice it, name it, or make space for it on purpose. This little painted house becomes a quiet reminder that rest is not earned, but received. And there is always room, somewhere inside your life, to build a habit of rest.

If you feel comfortable, I’d love to see what you create. When I share these prompts, I’ll always try to share what I’ve made too. Tag me on Instagram or comment below with a photo or reflection.