HALLOWEEN IN MY HOME TOWN

Posted on October 30, 2021 by atimetoshare.me

Since I live in the Halloween Capitol of the World, I’m required to celebrate this day.  I’m not a believer in ghosts and goblins, even though the city of Anoka is known to have several of them residing within some of the older buildings.  They make a big deal about Halloween here in my home town.  There are at least three parades along with pumpkin tossing, bobbing for apples, hayrides and costume parties of all sorts.  Funny thing is, when I went to purchase some fall decorations, I was lucky to find some.  Most of them have been shelved for the year and are now replaced with Christmas decorations.  I suppose Valentine’s Day stuff will be showing up on Black Friday.

This year I imagine there will be tons of little monsters roaming the streets, looking for a free handout.  Like their parents are going to love the dental bills that will resilt in a few months.  Usually we only get a handful of children knocking on our door.  There are many churches now offering Trunk or Treat events to replace the problems that seemed to occur before.  Now folks decorate their cars, get in costume and pass out candy in a safe environment.  It may not get them into the church, but bribery has worked before.

I know all about costumes. I used to make lots of them as a director of childrens’ plays.  I had accumulated quite a collection of wigs, hats, shoes, apparel from different time periods.  Up until a couple of years ago, I had retained most of them.  Over the past five years, I’ve managed to get rid of most of them, but just when I give a bunch of stuff away, people begin to request costumes from me.  Maybe they’ll get the hint eventually.

Last year we faced unusual circumstances when it came time for Trick or Treat.  A new spook showed up in our country and it set the nation into fits of fear and isolation.  The threat remains, but somehow, people are tired of being restricted and are gathering in huge groups again  I pray that it won’t create future problems, but there comes a time when we must set our fears aside.  God doesn’t want us to be afraid.  He promises us peace from all the cares of this world.  Still those evil creatures that carry gloom and doom on their shoulders find it hard to give up.  They delight when we’re down in the dumps.  They rejoice when we give in to fear.  Don’t let them win.  

And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure,
for lo, his doom is sure;
one little word shall fell him.

Martin Luther, “A Mighty Fortress is our God”

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As I reach the end of my years, I find I have a lot of good information stored up in this old decrepit mind of mine. If I don't write it all down, it may vanish and no one will have the advantage of my thoughts. This is why this blog exists. I love the Lord, Jesus with all my heart and soul. I know I'm undeserving of all He's done for me, but I also know that His love is beyond my comprehension. I've always wanted to write. I never kept diaries, but tucked my thoughts in my head for future reference. I use them now in creating stories, plays, poetry and my blog. I continue to learn every day. I believe the compilation of our time spent with God will have huge affect on the way we live. I know I'm a sinner and I need a Savior. I have One through Jesus, Christ. My book, "Stages - a memoir," is about the seven stages of life from the perspective of a woman. It addresses all the things girls and women go through in life as they travel it with Jesus, and it is available on Amazon.com.
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14 Responses to HALLOWEEN IN MY HOME TOWN

  1. insanitybytes22 says:
    October 30, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    Happy costuming! I hope you have a tiny parade come right to your door. 🙂

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    • atimetoshare.me says:
      October 30, 2021 at 2:08 pm

      The parade is on our local cable channel so they are marching right in front of me. Such a production for a load of candy.

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  2. Julie (aka Cookie) says:
    October 30, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    This is our first year to live in a neighborhood— I hope I bought enough bags cause I hear it will be busy!!!

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  3. Salvageable says:
    October 30, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    Good ending to your Halloween post–always good to remember the Reformation as well! J.

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  4. singlikewildflowers says:
    October 30, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Lovely post! Hopefully we’ll get some trick or treaters. My kids are determined to trick or treat in our neighborhood; not sure what it’s going to look like. We dug into our Costco candy stash early October; had to get more today. lol. Hope you have a great Halloween and happy tricks or treaters!

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  5. oneta hayes says:
    October 30, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    Enjoyable post. I actually don’t expect anybody. We have no children in the neighborhood and our houses are not close. I don’t encourage anyone to come. Not enough houses to run to safely. At least not in my opinion. Cars do drive by and let the “spooks” out on occasion. So I have candy just in case. I expect it will all be taken to the church in the morning for a last give-away harrah.

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  6. bigskybuckeye says:
    November 2, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    I miss the simple Halloween’s from my childhood. Now, my wife and I never see any trick-or-treaters (we live in an apartment where very few children live).

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