holloween

Holloween!  Well, another year has almost flown by... The leaves are changing, the breeze is colder and inevitably, all the kids have a cold!   I love this time of the year though.  The faces of children always seem to light up just a little brighter with rosy cheeks and the excitement of tradition.  Although I am still slightly hesitant of putting carving tools in the hands of what I affectionately call the "3-footers", they love the hot chocolate that we have while giving our pumpkins life.  And the fact that they have spent the last 2 weeks asking if its "How-o-ween" yet, means that today is a dream come true for them.
       My daughter is 8 years old and for the first time in her life, she has not wanted to be something that requires 90% of her costume to be pink.  In fact, she is proudly now the "dark bride", wearing all black.  It is a pretty dress with blinking lights all over it and I love how she dances in it.  Of course my boys are superheros and full of magical powers, although the only difference there from every other day, is that they have a costume to go with it.  There is so much imagination in it all and I love allowing them to be someone unattainable, even if it is for only one day.  It makes me sad when kids don't get that opportunity because of fear that its "wrong" to do so.  I am a Jesus loving, God believing Christian that just so happens to enjoy the world He gave me. I don't judge others for how they live, but I have no problem speaking the truth when I see it.  Which is in fact, just a big day for guilt-free eating of a whole lot a sugar, and playing the coolest dress-up you can think off.  Life and all its situations is what YOU make of it, not what you think others make of it.  I do not think I am offending God by this!  We had an absolute blast this evening, and I hope you all did too!   And for me, its the only day of the year that I can dress how I really want too without serious questioning of my sanity...