Reformation Day

Because of political blogging, I never got around to telling about what we do for Halloween Reformation Day. We don't observe Halloween for a number of reasons. I can't say it better than Mama Says or And By The Way, so I'll let their posts speak for me.


What do we do? We do remember the Reformation. On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Church. So on October 31 we read a little about his life, sing "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" and do some fall crafts. It's important because what he sweated and labored to come to grips with (salvation by grace, through faith alone) we receive in an instant. We are still benefiting from his sacrifice.

This year the kids made books.

Who's this kid's teacher?

Someone needs to tell her that's not how to use quotation marks.

After lunch we all went to Olvera Street and China Town for some family time.

I had forgotten that they would be doing lots of preparation for

The Day of The Dead, Días De Los Muertos.

So we had to explain that to the children. Thankfully, they are not easily scared.

Having a Churro from a vendor in Olvera square.

Whether I agree with one or not, I enjoy people-watching.

Here's a little pre-election political action: