We broke a tradition this year for Halloween. I’m talking a 13-year-long streak of attending the same harvest party every year. Our kids have never seen a need to go trick or treating. Why would they want to walk outside in the cold rain, knocking on strangers doors, asking for candy, when they could go to church, play games inside a warm building and get all the candy their little hearts desire?
But this year has been a year of many firsts since starting our own church. So we invited everyone from church to come to our house for dinner and then a group went trick-or-treating, while a group of us stayed behind and passed out candy to the 35 Elsa’s and the few kids who chose a different costume.
I’ve got to say, it did feel weird not working all day at the church to set up for the harvest party. And the thought of even saying we were going trick-or-treating was foreign to me. But the night was great fun. Our kids found new joy in actually trick-or-treating and there was more than enough candy to go around. New traditions are good.
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| Dorothy, Elvis, and an added kid to make Rock, Paper, and Scissors complete. |
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| Only Judah would choose to organize his candy in a backgammon case. |
