WAYNESVILLE— Recently, children in a Sunday school voted Christmas and Halloween as their favorite holidays; both obviously chosen because of the receipt of gifts and candy.
I laughed knowing how horrified some might be to know their children’s favorite holiday was Halloween.
There are times in all our lives when we’ve focused only on what we could get.
But, we’re grown ups now. We’ve stopped dressing in fantasy garb (minus a few Star Trek fans, perhaps).
Most of us have become too concerned with our health to enjoy more than a few M&Ms from the candy dish. But most of us, as children, enjoyed Trick-or-Treating or substitute church activities that still gave us more than our fair share of candy.
As parents, we want our children to enjoy the things we enjoyed at their age.
So, we cover those only-going-to-get-used-once costumes with coats and trudge through neighborhoods gathering enough candy to last a year (or two).
In my house, candy is rationed. It typically lasts until the next big candy collection: Valentine’s Day. Then Halloween candy finds its way into the trash can and is replaced with Valentine candy from school parties by the bushel. I still have my son’s Valentine collection bag on top of the fridge.
Is this really what it’s all about? Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be right out there with you, probably in the rain, gathering a supply of chocolate that will undo what little work I’ve put in at the gym.
But we can do something more.
This year, I hope to join you in “Trick or Treat so Others Can Eat.”
Instead of candy, we will gather non-perishable food for Good Samaritan’s new Emergency Resource Center.
Don’t worry, the kids will probably still end up with too much candy, but they will also receive life lessons about helping others in need.
And, instead of spending hours at the gym working off candy, you can count your hour of collecting as your cardio for the day!
For more information about how your family, church or business can help, call me at 774-4040. Donations can also be brought to Good Samaritan at 1811 Historic Highway 66 West.
Our goal is 5,000 non- perishable food items to be collected between now and Nov. 8.
I’ll see you out there!
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WAYNESVILLE— Recently, children in a Sunday school voted Christmas and Halloween as their favorite holidays; both obviously chosen because of the receipt of gifts and candy.
I laughed knowing how horrified some might be to know their children’s favorite holiday was Halloween.
There are times in all our lives when we’ve focused only on what we could get.
But, we’re grown ups now. We’ve stopped dressing in fantasy garb (minus a few Star Trek fans, perhaps).
Most of us have become too concerned with our health to enjoy more than a few M&Ms from the candy dish. But most of us, as children, enjoyed Trick-or-Treating or substitute church activities that still gave us more than our fair share of candy.
As parents, we want our children to enjoy the things we enjoyed at their age.
So, we cover those only-going-to-get-used-once costumes with coats and trudge through neighborhoods gathering enough candy to last a year (or two).
In my house, candy is rationed. It typically lasts until the next big candy collection: Valentine’s Day. Then Halloween candy finds its way into the trash can and is replaced with Valentine candy from school parties by the bushel. I still have my son’s Valentine collection bag on top of the fridge.
Is this really what it’s all about? Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be right out there with you, probably in the rain, gathering a supply of chocolate that will undo what little work I’ve put in at the gym.
But we can do something more.
This year, I hope to join you in “Trick or Treat so Others Can Eat.”
Instead of candy, we will gather non-perishable food for Good Samaritan’s new Emergency Resource Center.
Don’t worry, the kids will probably still end up with too much candy, but they will also receive life lessons about helping others in need.
And, instead of spending hours at the gym working off candy, you can count your hour of collecting as your cardio for the day!
For more information about how your family, church or business can help, call me at 774-4040. Donations can also be brought to Good Samaritan at 1811 Historic Highway 66 West.
Our goal is 5,000 non- perishable food items to be collected between now and Nov. 8.
I’ll see you out there!
