Their tradition continued. Pumpkin carving in the park with friends. Potluck dinner. Good fun.
We never did look at Halloween as this spooky time of year - in fact, I don't even remember doing trick or treat with the girls when they were small. In theory, it was all about the candy, so we would just go to the store 'the day after' and I let them buy whatever they wanted at 75% off.
I guess halloween is good for getting your sugar fix, and being sick enough to not want more sugar for a good long while!
I think about those lit pumpkins much like the world we live in. They can be carved in funny or even cute or nice ways - or even scary ways, but nice or not, they are still dark. When the world grows dark around them and you pop a light inside, it illuminates whatever surrounds it. Hopefully what you see is wonderful and nice. Often it is not, and very often you can't really tell the difference.
The light that shines from the inside, the true light - the one illuminating your soul - is really only evident to Jesus. Hopefully, it is his light and love shining from within you. Hopefully your life is so transparent that people don't have to wonder what it is that makes that light within you shine.
Roger liked halloween because of all the chocolate left in the bowl.
He also liked those 75% off deals I used to find - if they involved chocolate.
Roger's Lesson: Don't take halloween too seriously - keep in mind that there is darkness in this world, and know of it but don't be part of it - but at the same time, let that light within you shine and make a difference. And drop off any chocolate you don't want.
And that...is my halloween story - another year of creative carving.
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