Grownups usually do a horrible job at having fun. Let me be honest, most of the reason I wanted to be a nanny was so that I could do ridiculous and fun things. I loved being able to tell Matthew and Sarah "Grab your unicorn and dragon and let's go for a walk," spend an hour making up a random make-believe story involving goblins, color in a coloring book, play with play dou, play on a playground, or read a children's book together. Mentally escaping the reality of life and doing these "silly" things caused me much joy.
Coming down to CIU and being around grownups all the time was a strange change for me. No longer (or at least not as frequently) did these crazy adventures happen. We are serious students, meant to study the Bible and learn to engage in ministry; random fun is a strange concept to most.
Yet, random, joyful fun is so essential in keeping our hearts rejoicing before Jesus. So important in keeping a good perspective. That's part of the reason I like Halloween; it allows us to have that day, that night, where we can dress up, lay down pretense of being grownup, and just have fun - a time to be a kid again and forget the serious cares of grownup life.
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