Halloween

Halloween is my absolute FAVORITE holiday! 

I know, that sounds sacrilegious...  Like shouldn't I like Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter more?  (I definitely love the meanings behind those holidays WAY more than Halloween)
But Halloween is just so much fun to me.  You get to dress up, get free candy, go to Halloween parties, watch scary movies, and haunted houses are always an adventure to be had.  The little kid in me definitely comes out on this awesome holiday.

I know to some Christians Halloween is a tough holiday and many people have many different opinions about it.  So here is an article explaining the history of Halloween:

When we consider the history of Halloween (a Christian perspective), it may seem as if the modern holiday has gotten out of hand. After all, doesn’t Halloween glorify evil? Is it right to send our children out as devils and vampires? Should we emphasize the saints, whose nearly forgotten feast day is the reason for Halloween? Hallow is the same word for "holy" that we find in the Lord’s Prayer, and e’en is a contraction of "evening." The word Halloween itself is a shortened form of "All Hallows Eve," the day before All Saints Day. This holiday, properly understood and celebrated with all of its fun trappings, can be a way for us to deepen our understanding of faith.
Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic tribes of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany. On October 31, the tribes would celebrate the festival of Samhain. During this festival, Celts believed the souls of the dead -- including ghosts, goblins, and witches -- returned to mingle with the living. In order to scare away the evil spirits, people would wear masks and light bonfires.
When the Romans conquered the Celts, they added their own touches to the Samhain festival, such as making centerpieces out of apples and nuts for Pomona, the Roman goddess of the orchards. The Romans also bobbed for apples and drank cider -- traditions which may sound familiar to you. But where does the Christian aspect of the holiday come into play? In 835, Pope Gregory IV moved the celebration for all the martyrs (later all saints) from May 13 to November 1. The night before became known as All Hallow’s Even or “holy evening.” Eventually the name was shortened to the current Halloween. On November 2, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates All Souls Day. 
The purpose of these feasts is to remember those who have died, whether they are officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as saints or not. It is a celebration of the “communion of saints,” which reminds us that the church is not bound by space or time. (http://www.allaboutgod.com/history-of-halloween-christian-perspective-faq.htm) 

So as you can see, Christians have actually had a part in the history of Halloween.
Now, I don't think we should go out dressed as things/people that don't represent Christ well.

This year, as with every year, I always dress up (and probably always will...)
I went as a Flapper from the 1920's because that is my absolute favorite time period!

Since I love Halloween so much, I will put the money into making a costume that I love.

This one came mainly from Spirit Halloween Store where I got the dress, headband, and fish-net tights for $35.00.  I also got the red feather boa from Hobby Lobby for $7.99.  I already had the strand of pearls, earrings and Jessica Simpson black heels.  (But I will wear this costume again for future Halloweens) I have a closet in one of my spare bedrooms full of Halloween costumes that I alternate between year after year.

This year I celebrated Halloween at one of my friend's party.  As always, we had a blast!  

Part of my senior class- Class of 2015!

As I said in my very first blog.

This is a journey of my life, not only now, but reminiscing past memories as well.

My church does a spin off of Liberty University's Scaremare every year (except for this year we took the year off).

But Scaremare is a haunted house my church does that has your typical haunted house scenes- clowns, zombies, psych wards, chainsaws, etc.  But it also includes "real life" scenes that show actual ways you can die- car wrecks, drug/ alcohol overdoses, suicide, texting and driving, just to name a few.  At the end of the haunted house you then go to rooms where we have people there to tell you about the Gospel, that death is a real thing and do you know where you're going after you die?  

This outreach is to tell people that God sent His one and only son (Jesus), to die on the cross for all humanity's sin (because we are ALL sinners), and that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day.  So we can spend eternity in Heaven if we ask Him into our heart.

This is one of my favorite parts about Halloween.  I get to dress up like a crazy person, and as we like to say to "literally scare the hell out of people" (because people are getting saved. A little cheesy Christian humor... Lol....).  It definitely is an awesome (and hilarious) experience!

Its always Bo-Time, right...?