Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook32 pages7 minutes
My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes.: A Journey Through Loss with Art and Color
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
A picture book to guide the reader through different emotions and reactions related to grieving.
The text and illustrations of this lushly colored picture book guide the reader through different emotions and reactions related to grieving, including shock, tears, anger, and hope. My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes. is a children's picture book by design, but accessible to people of all ages.
Following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, author Roger Hutchison had the privilege of painting with children who had witnessed this tragic event. The experience affected him profoundly and convinced him of a vocation to serve those who grieve with his writing and art.
The text and illustrations of this lushly colored picture book guide the reader through different emotions and reactions related to grieving, including shock, tears, anger, and hope. My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes. is a children's picture book by design, but accessible to people of all ages.
Following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, author Roger Hutchison had the privilege of painting with children who had witnessed this tragic event. The experience affected him profoundly and convinced him of a vocation to serve those who grieve with his writing and art.
Read more from Roger Hutchison
The Art of Calm: Spiritual Exercises for the Anxious Soul Under the Fig Tree: Visual Prayers and Poems for Lent Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Very Best Day: The Way of Love for Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes.
Related ebooks
Secret Kisses Salty Tears: Romantic Poetry for Lovers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoom Full of Emotions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ocean of Blue: Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaily Poetry: Life With Poetry, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAbstract: A Collection of Confusion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPainted Footsteps: A Creative Collection of Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOne Day You Will Ruminate My Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSmall Portion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSmall Portion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Journey of Seasons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIs Like This Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemory Gardens: Botanical Tributes to Celebrate our Loved Ones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnconditional: "Straight from the Heart" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Streak of Colour Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDreamcatchers & Whiskey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUs!: Celebrating the Power of Friendship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWalk on Water Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Only Speak Catharsis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Life Comes at You, Fight Back... Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Child's Haven of Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAllow Me to Introduce Myself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife in Eyes of This Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bees in Winter: Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTextbook of an Ordinary Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUrban Pen: The Poetic Writings of Linda J. Wolff Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Path Back to My Heart and Soul Connection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTouch Me Here: Passionate Love Letters for the Seasons of Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDreams Are Not Concerned Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWindow to My Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWaves of Emotion: A Poetry Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Christianity For You
Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NIV, Holy Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Bagpudding 0% found this document usefulKneel and kiss the ground 0% found this document usefulS3 Ep7 IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: Pausing, honouring, remembering 0% found this document usefulFPWN INTRODUCING FINDING PEACE WITHIN W/ LISA DALTON 0% found this document useful35. The Matter Of The Heart 0% found this document usefulLove Will Come Through 0% found this document useful17. Death and Traditions… or Traditional Death, a Point of View from the Living 0% found this document usefulEp 20: The Tunnel 0% found this document useful13. Just Passing By 0% found this document usefulWhat Does Your Ocean Whisper? Part 3 of Living for Real 0% found this document usefulThe Garden of Joy: Exploring Coherence 0% found this document usefulEpisode #4: It's time for a parade: Mindfulness for anxiety 0% found this document useful25 | archival as a declaration of love 0% found this document usefulNirvana 0% found this document useful49. Thoughts From An Insomniac’s Bed 0% found this document usefulEp 34: Springtime 0% found this document useful20. Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt 0% found this document useful7. Quiet days, Recovery Days 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Home New InternationalistArticle
Home
Feb 25, 2019
I once lived in a yellow little house. Each morning, birds convened and sang at my bedroom window. The gate was indigo and inside the garden all kinds of flowers rose to kiss the sunny walls. The yellow nest was filled with cherished books, colourful
5 min readCreative Ways Of Dealing With Grief IdeasArticle
Creative Ways Of Dealing With Grief
Dec 10, 2021
6 min readYour Love Will NEVER FADE AWAY Blue Mountains LifeArticle
Your Love Will NEVER FADE AWAY
Dec 11, 2020
2 min readPoetry Rx: Mother’s Day Edition The Paris ReviewArticle
Poetry Rx: Mother’s Day Edition
May 9, 2019
8 min readYou Said It IdeasArticle
You Said It
Apr 21, 2023
WINNING LETTER Think before you get divorced, a family member said. A woman of your age (about 54 at the time) will battle to find a man. Men prefer younger women. I suddenly felt rather insignificant. I was defined by whether I had a man? I had a qu
5 min readA Brand-new ending The WriterArticle
A Brand-new ending
Jan 29, 2022
7 min readPoetry Rx: Still, Somehow, We Breathe The Paris ReviewArticle
Poetry Rx: Still, Somehow, We Breathe
Feb 21, 2019
6 min readQ&A UNCUTArticle
Q&A
Jun 17, 2021
3 min read'If The Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I' : A Community Poem To Cope In Crisis NPRArticle
'If The Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I' : A Community Poem To Cope In Crisis
Apr 30, 2020
3 min readOn My Walk Today I Took A Doodle Walk PsychologiesArticle
On My Walk Today I Took A Doodle Walk
Aug 30, 2022
3 min readNew Poetry by Indigenous Women Literary HubArticle
New Poetry by Indigenous Women
Dec 18, 2018
13 min readTELL ME A Story Koe'sisterArticle
TELL ME A Story
Mar 31, 2023
21 min readAn Interview With Xueyan The WriterArticle
An Interview With Xueyan
Jun 24, 2023
5 min readFive Poems The American ScholarArticle
Five Poems
Mar 4, 2019
for William Gifford, 1928–2015 The river. Always the same, never the same.Poughkeepsie. A place north of where I am.To remember you is to remember Poughkeepsie.To remember Poughkeepsie is to remember the river.I am downriver now & you are a memoryI
3 min readMaggie Stephenson WellBeing WildArticle
Maggie Stephenson
Apr 28, 2021
3 min readTrue Colours HomeStyleArticle
True Colours
Sep 19, 2021
1 min readJoy Popshot MagazineArticle
Joy
May 5, 2022
Remember to think on joy, my love.Remember to think on joy. May it be a steamy, hot bath.Or the incredibly long neck of a giraffe. Crunching a leaf.A crooning song-weep. Sandy shifted, foot-tread whispers.Or the ochre-dusty finger paint, that lingers
1 min readThe Healing Process Msafiri MagazineArticle
The Healing Process
Feb 1, 2024
2 min readA Colour A Day IdeasArticle
A Colour A Day
Aug 21, 2020
2 min readRe-enchanting Your World WomankindArticle
Re-enchanting Your World
Jul 27, 2020
5 min readDelta Good Rem ‘I Love Making My Parents Proud’ New IdeaArticle
Delta Good Rem ‘I Love Making My Parents Proud’
May 16, 2021
Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, Delta Goodrem’s sixth album and the accompanying book of the same name, reveal the Aussie songstress in a brand new light, while also sharing intimate, never-before-heard details of her childhood. And as Delta tells New
3 min readThis Or That… frankie MagazineArticle
This Or That…
May 31, 2020
2 min readPoetry Rx: A Love Poem without Clichés The Paris ReviewArticle
Poetry Rx: A Love Poem without Clichés
Oct 18, 2018
5 min readSummer: A Love Story Harper's Bazaar IndiaArticle
Summer: A Love Story
Apr 20, 2021
It is a squalid time. The body grows tired of being a body. Sweat. Always. A thin film of it on the skin. Do not say dewy. Do not say glisten. I dream of endless green. Of wet. Of rain hammering the Earth. Of buds sprouting. I want to insist on life
2 min readSmell The FLOWERS IdeasArticle
Smell The FLOWERS
Aug 19, 2019
2 min readThe Healing Power Harper's Bazaar IndiaArticle
The Healing Power
Dec 12, 2020
6 min readTrent Dalton On Love Vogue AustraliaArticle
Trent Dalton On Love
Oct 24, 2021
It was a Wednesday when I found the meaning of my life. Bloody hard thing to find. Searched everywhere. Four decades of seeking. Tried to find it in star systems and love songs and bank balances and kissed lips. Then I found it on the corner of Adela
4 min readSeven Poems The American Poetry ReviewArticle
Seven Poems
Sep 1, 2021
The dancersIn a terribly brightLight blue gauzeRetained the mystery Skating on a lakeBlue and iceAn illusionary timeWhere poetry feels inevitable The terrific clownWho lies insideEvery blue dressDoes he see me Always a starAlways a rootHorrible auras
2 min readLittle Blue Writing MagazineArticle
Little Blue
Feb 1, 2024
Isla Blackley is from Glasgow, Scotland. She was shortlisted for the writing competition for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival in 2022 and came second in the 2022 Mountaineering Scotland Writing Competition. ‘Little Blue’ is her third publishe
6 min readPainting For The Motherland WellBeing WildArticle
Painting For The Motherland
Nov 16, 2022
3 min read
Reviews for My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes.
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes. - Roger Hutchison
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1