tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post3610360322229535113..comments2023-07-01T07:01:05.566-04:00Comments on stuffedveggies: What's Wrong with Halloween, Anyway?Anna@stuffedveggieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-31668170029282918342014-10-30T12:25:24.636-04:002014-10-30T12:25:24.636-04:00Thank you so much, Sandy : ) I'm truly honored...Thank you so much, Sandy : ) I'm truly honored that you like it so much : )Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-46458360537253293082014-10-28T21:19:59.203-04:002014-10-28T21:19:59.203-04:00OH I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this post sooooooooo...OH I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this post soooooooooooo much Anna! Thank you for taking the time to write it :-) Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420733412600018545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-66966180877219111112014-10-26T21:32:05.917-04:002014-10-26T21:32:05.917-04:00I really appreciate your comments : ) I very much ...I really appreciate your comments : ) I very much agree about the commercial push for Halloween - this blog post was generated largely by my pondering how to answer my little girl's questions about why we cannot have all of that "fun." Not only do the stores have yummy looking candy & fun looking costumes to walk past, but we also deal with a constant stream of well-intentioned Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-59730069390819869792014-10-25T23:56:15.574-04:002014-10-25T23:56:15.574-04:00Yes, your explanation made more sense than mine. A...Yes, your explanation made more sense than mine. And I agree with you about Halloween. I just wish it weren't so commercialized. It feels like high-school peer pressure at its worst when you walk down any store's aisle this time of year. Then again, I also think stores go way overboard on Christmas and Easter, too. <br /><br />Thank you. I found your blog thanks to your comment. We'Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124853867811087834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-58872494592421951072014-10-25T19:48:17.599-04:002014-10-25T19:48:17.599-04:00after I typed my last reply to you, Jody, I realiz...after I typed my last reply to you, Jody, I realized you're the one with the delightful blog I surfed by the other day - and subscribed to : ) I love "The Spice of Life" Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-52968709881161027742014-10-25T19:46:43.051-04:002014-10-25T19:46:43.051-04:00You make some fine points, Jody. It is difficult f...You make some fine points, Jody. It is difficult for us Christians to see the great sadness of death in contrast with the great potential Joy of Eternal life and express ourselves well about it all. My reflections on the topic certainly aren't flawless here. But, I do feel like the modern practice of Halloween is not a proper & proportionate respect for death, but rather a distorted &Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-61304618007889725662014-10-25T08:10:25.907-04:002014-10-25T08:10:25.907-04:00Well, I slept on my comment which I with which I w...Well, I slept on my comment which I with which I wasn't completely happy. I'm still not able to put into words my exact meaning, but I'll at least try.<br /><br />I think death is not natural, not how things were created. It is scary. BUT as Christians we should acknowledge the horrible thing that death is while still looking forward expectantly to what waits on the other side of Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124853867811087834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-1209484789775609732014-10-25T00:06:09.629-04:002014-10-25T00:06:09.629-04:00Thanks for the post. This time of year I really ha...Thanks for the post. This time of year I really have to avoid most cartoons on t. v. for the children because it makes things difficult in our home. "Why can't we do Halloween?" and so on. Some of the children really get it, and some really want to dress up and get candy.<br /><br />I really appreciate your fairness in portraying both sides. However, I'm not certain it's badJodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124853867811087834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-48139452993105228452014-10-14T10:35:41.840-04:002014-10-14T10:35:41.840-04:00I think you're completely right about how Hall...I think you're completely right about how Halloween treats the dead (or UNdead--vampires, zombies, ghosts, etc). It's not how God wants us to think of death at all, and it's a completely unBiblical view of it. Thanks for tackling this subject!Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429881962286637130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-38315969729849727062014-10-09T15:07:21.822-04:002014-10-09T15:07:21.822-04:00Thanks so much for the sweet comment. We miss you!...Thanks so much for the sweet comment. We miss you! Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-26712965864375216462014-10-09T08:04:32.570-04:002014-10-09T08:04:32.570-04:00Very well articulated! You're right. It is t...Very well articulated! You're right. It is the fear of death that is propagated through all the advertising. Jennyhttp://www.adventureswithmykids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-14432303210601272712014-10-01T23:55:01.286-04:002014-10-01T23:55:01.286-04:00Hi Anna. I don't know why it didn't work f...Hi Anna. I don't know why it didn't work for you. I linked your post. It's viewable now. Thanks for trying and letting me know! Have a great Thursday. Come back and link any Fall post. The Fall parties ends the 31st. November 1 begins Thanksgiving posts. Come and join the fun. <br />Blessings,<br />Sherry<br />GranthamLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803141808493672642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-81033608330108342692014-10-01T23:03:58.172-04:002014-10-01T23:03:58.172-04:00Thanks so much for hosting! I appreciate your nice...Thanks so much for hosting! I appreciate your nice comments : )Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-45606604867724860192014-10-01T22:57:27.298-04:002014-10-01T22:57:27.298-04:00Thanks so much for visiting again - I really enjoy...Thanks so much for visiting again - I really enjoy reading your blog. <br /><br />We, too, have a mock "cemetery" in our neighborhood that I don't like my little girl to see when we're driving by it. Anna@stuffedveggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245156920636952275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-24024855757041050312014-10-01T22:13:41.138-04:002014-10-01T22:13:41.138-04:00Great post! You've shared some inspiration! ...Great post! You've shared some inspiration! I would love you to link at the Fabulous Fall linky party! <br /><br />http://myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-fabulous-fall-linky-pumpkin-party.htmlGranthamLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803141808493672642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-10105804866676834102014-10-01T21:32:20.403-04:002014-10-01T21:32:20.403-04:00Thank you for sharing this. We do not do Halloween...Thank you for sharing this. We do not do Halloween in our home. We don't find it to be edifying and I do appreciate the reasons you have shared here too... Thank you for linking this thought-provoking article up to the Art of Home-Making Mondays this week.JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971063100138697299.post-82708572673012302202014-09-30T00:42:14.027-04:002014-09-30T00:42:14.027-04:00I really like your contrasting the truly Christian...I really like your contrasting the truly Christian view of death with what is portrayed so gruesomely at Halloween. More than once some of our neighbors have staged a graveyard in their front yard. Of course a graveyard is a holy place, so that's not bad. But in this case the graveyard was full of effigies of violent murders! I thought there ought to be a law against such a scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com