JanBear and the Invisible Poking Stick

This coloring book is for anyone who's ever felt poked, scared, silenced, or ignored. It's also for people who do the poking. If that's you, listen closely: Hurting someone who already feels hurt is cruel. That's not what kind people do, and it's not what God wants. God sees everything. He treats us the way we treat others. So be kind. Treat others the way you want to be treated-because everyone matters.

Calling someone names or taking their voice doesn't hide the truth. It makes you smaller. Taking someone's safety, story, or self-respect is stealing from God. Everyone matters-even those who seem different. No one-not even grown-ups in charge-has the right to erase someone. Jesus sees everything-even what you think is hidden. So always do what is right to make the world a better place.

God loves everyone-even bullies and the ones they bully. So always remember: God loves you, and you are never alone. If you cannot feel Him, turn around, and He is there. When you feel scared or face trouble, stillness is power. Truth always rises, and you can sing in your heart. JanBear knows "Jesus loves me." That's why the invisible poking stick didn't make her forget her happy song. And Jesus loves you, too.

About JanBear (Dr. Jan Lightfoot): JanBear is a brave helper. She teaches kids and grown-ups how to heal from invisible hurts-especially when those hurts come from people who were supposed to love and protect us.As a child, JanBear faced hard things. But she stayed calm. She listened to the songs in her heart. She made things with her hands-sewing, gardening, fixing broken toys, and playing music on a cardboard box piano. That helped her feel safe when others tried to make her feel invisible.When she grew up, some mean grown-ups tried to take her voice and her things. But JanBear didn't yell. She didn't give up. She waited for truth. She walked like an eagle. She remembered her creature choir and the music that helped her survive.JanBear knew that when people poked her and no one else could see it, it didn't mean it was not there. It still mattered. She wasn't strange for feeling it. She knew it was an invisible poking stick, so she stayed still. One day, she became a real choir director in her new family's church, where she was loved and safe.