{Pre} Halloween 2013

I recently saw this article {click here} talking about Halloween and thought it was so incredibly on target!  Last year we had a Halloween party and invited church people, our neighbors and friends.  We view parties as a great way to gather so many different people from so many walks of life in one spot.  This year we (really I) decided to not do a Halloween party this year for so many reasons but mainly because I had sworn parties off for the rest of the year (after Elianna's party).  We are so busy with school and Chris' work and on and on and on that I didn't want to add one more thing to the mix.  I so wish I would have seen this article before 2 days until Halloween.

This year I had simply planned to head out with Elianna and get some candy and then hand it back out to kids who came to our house.  :-)  I am so thankful Elianna is to young still to realize that is what happens to all of her candy.  Honestly, she loves to hand out candy to the kids who come by.  I think she likes it more than going around and getting some.

Now… now I want to do something more (besides decorating which we did the beginning of October).  However with it being just 2 days away and those 2 days spent away since Elianna has school, I'm not really sure what more I can do.  I'm thinking coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies would be a good start.  But let me tell you Halloween 2014 better watch out!  

Bottom line - be a light to your neighbors.  Maybe you don't dress up - that's ok.  Simply teach your kids (or whoever) about showing God's love to those kids who do come to your house - let it be a Deuteronomy 6 moment.  Chris always says to me - "Where does the light shine brightest?  In the dark!"  Be a light this Halloween!

EJ last year as Peter Pan - she wants to be Peter Pan again this year

She absolutely loved handing out candy!