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Today is Halloween. Because Halloween is not a holiday, but more of a dark day meant originally for the cult, our church's girls group hosted a fall party. The older girls mentor a group of 6th-8th grade girls as a way to usher them into their teenage years. The fall party consisted of games, face paining, yummy food and candy. Right now as I'm sitting here typing, I'm trying to peel off the excess of the paint on my face. Pumpkins are a necessity for any fall party so I took a few little kids to the pumpkin patch yesterday. The teacher gutted, cleaned, and carved the pumpkin in front of the attendees of the party and at the end she put a candle inside of it. The slimy guts of the pumpkins represented the sin God takes away from us when we become a Christian and the seeds represented something bad that God turns around for good. (Seeds are not good raw but when you put sugar and cinnamon on them and pop them in the oven they're delish!) The candle is to represent the light of Christ. The teacher carved a cross into the front of the pumpkin. Hopefully the girls picked up on the message, even though none of us older girls will feel as if a night has been wasted. Just like the saying "The true meaning of Christmas" people need to learn the "True meaning of Halloween!" ;)