I think most of us grew up with Halloween being a fun, innocent night where our one goal was to fill our bag with the most candy possible. We would walk up to total strangers’ houses, knock on their doors and beg for sweets. My fondest memories are the costumes my grandmother made for me and my brother and my grandmother’s and my great-aunt’s popcorn balls. We always made stops at my grand-parents’ house and at Bro. Hite’s. (one year Allen was a magician, I was a rabbit and dad had made a big hat that I wore like I was coming out of it)
Today I enjoy dressing the boys up and taking them out to the neighborhood, family and of course to our favorite place…Nonnie’s house. To this day we have never dressed scary or as a monster. I purpose-fully stay away from the dark side of Halloween and keep it fun and innocent, not dark and scary.
Friday October 30th our church is going to offer a safe fun place for kids and their families to come. We are having a Trunk-or-Treat (similar to trick-or-treat but instead of houses it’s cars). We need our church folks to participate in this. I need you and your car this night. Have your car trunk or truck trunk decorated anyway you want (preferably not scary) and hand out candy or treats to the kids who come through. Please help us give the kids a safe and fun choice this night. If you don’t want to decorate your car, there are plenty of other jobs to do this night. We need every able body… Come see me to sign up. Don’t miss out on the party.