Why we don't celebrate Halloween

This is what I posted last year about halloween but it still pertains this year. I wrote below to do some research yourself on the origins of halloween and here is a link to my friends blog who has done some research already for you.

My aim is never to offend anyone, we all have to do what we feel is right for our own family and what the Lord is leading us to do. I do pray that if the Lord wants to use what I right on this blog to spur another person on, that the person be willing to receive it. You may take what I write and throw it out the window and may even think I am nutty or you may earnestly pray and see what the Lord would have you do. Either way, please know that my heart is pure in my desire to see others brought closer to the Lord and I love sharing what the Lord is doing in our lives. I also want a written account of my life to share with my children when they are older and they are wanting to remember what their mother and family was like.

Blessings to you all!






(Sorry this is sideways. It would take another 15 minutes to try to figure out how to turn it, so this is how it will stay!)

I get asked this often around this time of year, so here are my thoughts.
I believe that we, as Christians, are to be innocent of all evil and are called to be set apart from the world. We have to stand out in some bold way! Yes, it's fun to dress up in costumes and get candy, but if my children look and act exactly like every other child, then we are not shining our light for an ungodly world. If you leave it at costumes and candy, then there's really not an arguement. But, if you research the history behind Halloween (i recommend it) and it's roots in devil worship, how can a Christian even consider giving Satan glory by particapating in this "holiday?"


My children are not deprived by missing out on this event. They dress up in costumes on a regular basis and eat candy way too often. At this young age, their hearts are so tender and moldable that I can not subject them to so many images of death, evil, witchcraft, sorcery and not expect them to remember it and be affected by it. An image can never be erased once it is in your mind. As parents, we are responsible for what they see, learn, and hear. I take my job as a mother very seriously and don't want to look back with regret that I didn't do all i was able to protect them. To keep them innocent of all evil, i have to shield them from evil, including the movies they watch, the people they are around, the toys they play with, and who is allowed to influence their thinking.


This is where the Lord has us right now and it's not the same for every family. If the opportunity arises, when my children are older, to help at a festival to lead others the Christ, then we will participate. This year we celebrated October 31st just as any other beautiful day the Lord had made by roasting hotdogs and smores over a fire pit with our friends.


When ever i start to doubt they way the Lord has us doing things, i remind myself, "Our purpose is to please God, not people." 1 Thessalonians 2:4