We try every year to carve a pumpkin with the kids before Halloween. This is such a fun thing to do as a family! The kids really enjoy it. Ken usually does most of the hard work (but I have to take responsibility for the lopped-sided grin). In a recent newsletter, a friend of ours mentioned that medieval Irish Christians celebrated Halloween as a way of rejoicing in their salvation. They were able to laugh at the devil and mock his dwindling power because of the work of Christ on their behalf. I thought of this as I looked at our pathetic little grinning pumpkin tonight. I will be forever thankful that Jesus faced sin and death and conquered it for me. What joy, that we can now celebrate the fact that evil has lost and that Christ is building a Kingdom that will never be destroyed! I pray that thought brings you hope as well. Happy Halloween!
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