Reforming Halloween

I grew up in a Dutch Reformed church. For those of you unfamiliar with these particular leanings, they rely heavily on John Calvin, Old Testament God, Guilt, and Xenophobia. While my parents never had issue with Halloween, we definitely kept it on the DL as it was not a Godly thing to celebrate. Many people pride themselves on not participating in such wickedness. Instead, they might celebrate Reformation Day . While admirable and certainly celebrated with the best of intentions, its not nearly as fun. When I reflect upon it as an adult, I'm not even sure its something to celebrate as it marks a huge division among people who all consider themselves "Christian." So, under the cloak of furtive shame, most of us still celebrated Halloween in some form. Interestingly, this is also how most of them drink alcohol or any other number of 'fun' things. Y. and I are trying to shake that cloak right off and making happy memories for our children and ourselves. We're shedding the cloak of shame and donning silly hats and scarves and makeup. Tonight, we'll all go trick or treating and then have a fun dinner at my mom's house.

Pictures to follow.

maybe the seven year old shouldn't be in charge of the camera?