Too much fun and too little sleep

Every time Juliana goes to her dad's house people ask me what I think they do and I always say that I anticipate she had too much fun and too little sleep. This weekend that was my story and I think that having too little sleep and a glorious amount of fun isn't such a bad thing after all. In fact, I think that Juliana has the relationship that I wished I had with my dad growing up. I think that she is blessed to have such a wonderful developing relationship with her father and that he is really lucky that she is an awesome person to hang out with! I can truthfully say that this weekend was the best weekend I can remember ever having! I had way too little sleep and more fun than I can even begin to describe.

Interestingly enough part of the fun I had this weekend involved traveling to a corner of my mind that I seldom think of. It involved opening my heart and sharing with absolutely lovely women what made me who I am today. Sharing my story and spilling tears and learning about their struggles I was a able to remember how genuinely human we all are. I was challenged to work through some of the those things and I heard about some of the things that my (old and new)friends struggle with. I can honestly say that I was surprised and uplifted by what I learned and heard. I know that God put me there this weekend because he knew I needed it.

Just last week I was thinking about how hungry I am to be back in a group like the ladies Bible study I attended up until recently. I missed having the freedom to just pour it all out if I felt like it and I missed being in an environment where I can feel free to take my smile off and let my tears flow freely. There is something so powerfully uplifting about feeling free to be vulnerable with people who you know love you and genuinely care about what you have to say as opposed to that oh-so superficial "how are you doing" that you get at the grocery store.

I may not have had the kind of fun Juliana has on her weekends with her daddy but I certainly have returned from my weekend in the woods with a joyous and lighter heart than I went down with. I am so grateful for the new friends I made and the hobbit birthday getaway I was able to experience. Cheers to catching up on rest with my little sunshine this week!