Halloween is a bittersweet day for me. It is always fun to see the little ghosts and goblins parading around town seeking out the best homes for Trick-Or-Treat. Seeing the anticipation in their eyes of what kind of candy that is going to be dropped in their sack is priceless. Besides, we always seem to have candy left over at home, and that means sweets for me too!!
On the other hand, it reminds me of early passing of my mom from cancer. Her birthday was on October 31, so it was always easy to remember. The youngsters in our little community used to love coming to mom's house for trick-or-treat, because oftentimes we weren't home, doing the trick-or-treat thing ourslelves, and she would just leave the basket of candy on the front porch with a sign that said "help yourself"!! Cancer took her in 1995 at the age of 58. She would have been 70 today.
I'll take a rose and a Milky Way candy bar out to the cemetery today and place it by her headstone.
Mom, until we get to meet again and share hugs and kisses, I wish you another Happy Birthday, and God Bless.
De Colores
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I was thinking about your mom a few days ago and wondered how old she was when she died. 58 sounds younger and younger any more.
your prayer for the men of integity study reminded me of a line that someone gave me from a Presby catechism:Heidelberg Catechism #26--
Question: What do you believe when you say, "I believe in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth?"
Answer: That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of
nothing created heaven and earth with all that is in them, and who still
upholds and governs them by his eternal counsel and providence, is, for
the sake of Christ his Son, my God and my Father.
I trust Him so much that I do not doubt that He will provide whatever I
need for body and soul, and that he will turn to my good whatever
adversity He sends me in this sad world. He is able to do this because He
is Almighty God; and he desires to do it because He is a faithful Father.
see you tonight at the reception, GLB
She was pretty trusting leaving that candy out there for all of us to take.
She made a great cherry pie too!
Now we see in a glass dimly... then face to face..
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