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October November
Spring had given way to summer. Sumer had given way to fall. The cold weather started to settle in. The days started to get shorter. My family did not celebrate Halloween. Halloween had its roots in paganism. It was reborn as the day before all saints day. It was supposed to be the darkness before the dawn. It was very dark.
Many within the I.f.b and evangelical world have distanced themselves from Halloween. I was a bit sheltered growing up. I did not know what Halloween was until. i was older. We lived in a remote area. Wr did not get trick-or-treaters. When our daily moved to a less rural area we turned off our lights.
Turning off the lights became a family tradition. By my teens, I was fully persuaded to avoid it. i had decided that when I got married, our family would not participate in Halloween. I was worried that leane would not have that same view.
Leane's family never supported Halloween. They did not participate in Halloween festivities. I was relieved when she told me that. I was hoping that it would not turn into a fight. We ignored the holiday when we were married. We always turned the offer light. I explained it to casey. It was after leane died that I explained it to Macey. I have told Nina about it to some extent but she is still young. she still does not understand. It had never really been an issue.
I was not sure how Nicky's family felt about it. Nicky's dad was a newer convert. He was saved only a few years before nick was born..he was a committed member of the I.f.b but one never knew. He checked all of the I.f.b boxes. He and I agreed on almost everything. I didn't think he allowed his kids to trick or treat. I did not know that for certain. There was a possibility he might a low it. I hoped he did not but I was not sure.
I was not sure how I should feel about it if she did. I hoped that she would yield too. my leadership on this. I had no reason to think that she would not. I did not want to focus on it. I did not think that was called for. There was some concern in me.
We had a lot of things in common. No one agrees on everything. There had to be something we disagreed on. I did not know what it was. I knew there had to be things we did disagree on.
"It's getting cold," I told her on the phone. "Yes, it is. I have gotten out the sweater," she said. "Me too," i said. "My younger siblings like to play in the leaves," she said. "The girls do so we have plenty of leaves in our yard. " I said. "We do...
Many within the I.f.b and evangelical world have distanced themselves from Halloween. I was a bit sheltered growing up. I did not know what Halloween was until. i was older. We lived in a remote area. Wr did not get trick-or-treaters. When our daily moved to a less rural area we turned off our lights.
Turning off the lights became a family tradition. By my teens, I was fully persuaded to avoid it. i had decided that when I got married, our family would not participate in Halloween. I was worried that leane would not have that same view.
Leane's family never supported Halloween. They did not participate in Halloween festivities. I was relieved when she told me that. I was hoping that it would not turn into a fight. We ignored the holiday when we were married. We always turned the offer light. I explained it to casey. It was after leane died that I explained it to Macey. I have told Nina about it to some extent but she is still young. she still does not understand. It had never really been an issue.
I was not sure how Nicky's family felt about it. Nicky's dad was a newer convert. He was saved only a few years before nick was born..he was a committed member of the I.f.b but one never knew. He checked all of the I.f.b boxes. He and I agreed on almost everything. I didn't think he allowed his kids to trick or treat. I did not know that for certain. There was a possibility he might a low it. I hoped he did not but I was not sure.
I was not sure how I should feel about it if she did. I hoped that she would yield too. my leadership on this. I had no reason to think that she would not. I did not want to focus on it. I did not think that was called for. There was some concern in me.
We had a lot of things in common. No one agrees on everything. There had to be something we disagreed on. I did not know what it was. I knew there had to be things we did disagree on.
"It's getting cold," I told her on the phone. "Yes, it is. I have gotten out the sweater," she said. "Me too," i said. "My younger siblings like to play in the leaves," she said. "The girls do so we have plenty of leaves in our yard. " I said. "We do...
