Junior High Moments

While I survived the weekend without getting hit with the exhaustion bug, it hit me this morning. I wanted to set up permanent residence in my bed today. My heart is full, but my body is worn out. God alone accomplished some big things this weekend. For that I am forever grateful. I love retreats because I believe so strongly that when we pull away from the normal distractions (facebook, phones...ect.) we are given full opportunity to be still before God and hear from Him, distraction free. This weekend was full of funny, JH type moments too. My husband took 3 boys running on Saturday morning... They needed to keep up with a rigorous cross country schedule. One boy he was running with was complaining about needing his medicine in order to keep running. Jason, not really a person to worry, kept running. After about 15 min on the trail, he did start to get concerned when this student would not let up about his medicine he had to take. Jason-getting concerned- (which is out of character for him) asked this boy what he takes. The boy's response??? Gummy vitamins. Good news is, he made it. Witnessed a small victory for us girls. Lauren, an 8th grader sat at a table of all guys (mostly 7th graders) at lunch one day. She asked me to sit with her to keep the sisterhood alive. As we ate, 2 of the guys confessed to reading their sister's diaries. Which was just funny to me as they described it. For the next 15 minutes, Lauren gave these young men several pointers on how to treat their sisters better. Between throwing things across the table at each other and eating the rest of their lunch, I think they walked away from that conversation with some valuable nuggets of wisdom on how to treat the female gender. I asked three young men to lead the welcome at one of our sessions. They led us in a Richard Simon's type workout. Hilarious. I am so enjoying these students. There is a full, fun, godly energy among them. They love to be together, and they love to be at church! That is such a blessing they are making that such a priority in their lives. I am so proud of them.