Luke and I get this question every year...."You're putting up Christmas on Halloween?" Our answer is always "YES!" I know we seem like nuts to most people, but I thought I'd share the reasons why we like celebrating Christmas on Halloween.
Growing up, our family really didn't celebrate Halloween. We dressed up as kids but only went trick or treating at Grandma and Papa's and Aunt Debbi's house. It wasn't a big deal for us. As I get older, I realize a lot of emphasis is put on Halloween. I think kids dressing up is supposed to be simple fun....even though I'm really not a fan of the vampires or witch costumes....being a bug or something is too cute!
I also think Halloween can be seen by some as Satan's holiday. I just don't get a good feeling when I think about Halloween....and for us, I can't see a better reason to celebrate Christmas on Halloween. I've learned recently that Satan tries SOOO hard to be like Jesus. That is his number one goal. In Revelation they even talk about a beast that had a fatal wound that healed itself to resemble Christ on the Cross and the Ressurection. I know that's deep, but stay with me....Satan tries his best to lead people astray, be destructive in our lives, and his number one goal is to lead us away from Christ. Many people do very unholy things on Halloween, things I don't even want to think about!
So in our household, Halloween isn't just another day....it's a day we CHOOSE to celebrate Jesus's birth....because He is the only one true Savior. So, putting up Christmas on Halloween is not something we will ever apologize for! No matter how crazy our neighbors think we are...I'm sure some kids might be confused coming to the door and hearing Christmas carols blaring, but oh well. We're just celebrating Our Savior and the true meaning of Christmas!
Ok I'm off the soap box. I'll post pics of our Christmas filled house tomorrow morning!
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