http://familydads.com/blog/halloween-idea-family/ Encouraging Dads & Fathers In Raising Daughters And Sons; Fatherhood; Family Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:33:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://familydads.com/blog/halloween-idea-family/#comment-3750 Randy thress Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:43:01 +0000 http://familydads.com/blog/?p=109#comment-3750 We read "The Pumpkin Patch Parable", discuss the personal spiritual implications and then all work together carving several pumpkins and furthering our discussion of how God removes the "yuckiness" from our lives and puts His light in us. My kids (ages 7, 5 & 2 now) take great plesure in scooping out the "yuckiness" and saying "there goes more sin" with each scoop of the goop! Then we set the new jack-o-latern on the front porch with a candle to shine our light for all to see. We read “The Pumpkin Patch Parable”, discuss the personal spiritual implications and then all work together carving several pumpkins and furthering our discussion of how God removes the “yuckiness” from our lives and puts His light in us. My kids (ages 7, 5 & 2 now) take great plesure in scooping out the “yuckiness” and saying “there goes more sin” with each scoop of the goop! Then we set the new jack-o-latern on the front porch with a candle to shine our light for all to see.

]]> http://familydads.com/blog/halloween-idea-family/#comment-3746 Jeff Ronk Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:29:32 +0000 http://familydads.com/blog/?p=109#comment-3746 We just moved this year to a new neighborhood with a large population of young children. So (for the first time in our 17 year marriage - we used to go to a church fall festical before we moved) we're hosting a Halloween Block Party! We've rented a bounce house, and are decorating our place in white lights a "Fear Not" banner and pumpkins (carved with happy faces). We're going to have an outdoor movie (Veggie Tales - Where's God when I'm Scared), popcorn, candy, games, and we're giving away either Veggie Tales dvds (God Made You Special) or Christian books to each family of kids that come (we found some awesome deals that are facilitating this for up to 75 families). Please pray for us as we're trusting God to use this mightily in the lives of our new neighbors. We just moved this year to a new neighborhood with a large population of young children. So (for the first time in our 17 year marriage – we used to go to a church fall festical before we moved) we’re hosting a Halloween Block Party! We’ve rented a bounce house, and are decorating our place in white lights a “Fear Not” banner and pumpkins (carved with happy faces). We’re going to have an outdoor movie (Veggie Tales – Where’s God when I’m Scared), popcorn, candy, games, and we’re giving away either Veggie Tales dvds (God Made You Special) or Christian books to each family of kids that come (we found some awesome deals that are facilitating this for up to 75 families). Please pray for us as we’re trusting God to use this mightily in the lives of our new neighbors.

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