Grandson David and I celebrated Reformation Day (October 31) yesterday at church. Many people wore the liturgical color for the day – red. I not only had a red top, but I remembered to wear earrings that are Luther’s seal. They are charms that I hung on ear wires, but they don’t show up well in the photo. Well, they don’t show up at all.
After a rainy start, Halloween showed lots of orange, the traditional colors of the day being orange and black. The living room was suffused with an orange glow from a pear tree outside.
The tree called me to the front porch, wanting to have a photo all by itself.
I shared a selfie with a pumpkin cookie jar and my Jack-o-lantern earrings. Now I shall wait and see if neighbor Logan will come trick or treating. I missed seeing him last year. Although he had a costume, it just isn’t the same to put it on the next day and pretend it’s Halloween.
Mehrling Muse 
In the Catholic Church today is all soul’s day with tomorrow all saint’s day. Hope that Logan stops by. I bet his costume will be creative!
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I suspect Logan is about to age out of trick or treating. As long as I’m living here, he will always have candy treats for Halloween.
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Reformation Day? Is that a thing?
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Yes! It’s a Lutheran thing.
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Reformation Day celebrates the beginning of the protestant reformation when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the church door. He wanted to reform the church, not cause a major exodus.
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I was a Knox United Protestant at one time
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I love your pumpkin earings! Happy Halloween to you and Logan.
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I would have loved to see your Luther’s seal earrings–they must be lovely. I remember studying Luther’s 95 points in my New Testament class at McMurry University…a gazillion years ago.
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You studied more about the reformation than I did. John taught a Sunday School class on Martin Luther for most of the 50 years he was a teacher at our church. He knew the material thoroughly.
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I studied it in a required class, and probably when I was confirmed as a Lutheran. It would have been interesting no doubt to talk with John.
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John was a walking encyclopedia of history and trains.
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I took a photo of the earrings for you, but I don’t know how to send it in WordPress. I thought there might be a way via computer rather than phone, but I don’t see it.
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You could add the photo as an edit/update to the original post, depending on your settings. When I add something, I just click the edit button at the bottom of the post, add what I want, and then hit update.
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I will try that, maybe not tomorrow, because the day will be busy.
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Yea for Fall color….and now I will need to go back in time and remember why you didn’t see Logan last Halloween..
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I don’t remember why Logan missed coming over one Halloween. I think he went to a church event or a family party. My mistake was in not specifically inviting him to come over. I checked with Shawn today and found he was recovering from the flu.
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I know Logan is a proper young man but I doubt he needs an invitation to visit.
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You are correct. No invitation needed. Logan loved John, and I suspect he still feels a reluctance to come over, knowing John won’t be here.
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Probably but you need to make sure he knows you love and respect him just as much as John did. He needs you just as much as you need him.
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Yes. Good advice.
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Those earrings are boo-tiful 😀
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Ha ha!
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Lovely earrings and you have the most amazing skin! That tree was gorgeous! Can’t wait to see what Logan dreamed up. Thanks for sharing and Happy Halloween and Reformation Day!
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I’m glad my photo was not very clear, otherwise you would have seen the blemishes on my face.
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I’m sure we all have blemishes, but your skin is smooth and that’s either a testament to your skin care or just good genes! ☺️🤗
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I guess I have good genes. I’m working on adding wrinkles. If I lose a little more weight, wrinkles will show up more.
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You look fine just as you are! ☺️🤗
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Thank you for the reminder of Reformation Day, and for the lovely pictures and colors!
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I grew up in the Presbyterian church and knew little about the reformation. That was remedied over time, because John taught a sixth grade Sunday School class on Martin Luther for about 50 years. I heard him talking about that history, and our three children were in his class.
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I was raised Roman Catholic, I “transitioned” to the Episcopal Church in 1988, Roger and I we re married in an Episcopal Church and then I visited the United Methodist Church and felt a sense of spiritual home. I made a real big gaff a few years ago, tried to talk an RC priest in to approaching Reformation Sunday as an opportunity for renewal. I was serious, if naive, he was not a fan.
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I think we should always be alert for things that need to be reformed to align to scripture — all scripture, not just a few hand-picked verses. I applaud your challenge to the priest.
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Anne, you’re a fellow Lutheran! We wore red at church yesterday as well. And of course we sang “A Mighty Fortress is our God.” And our bell choir played.
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I would have felt right at home in your church.
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When I was a kid in school we always celebrated Reformation Day. I am not a Lutheran but as a Reformed person this was our big day to celebrate what Martin Luther had done for the world. I love your beautiful tree Anne. The colors are beautiful.
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I didn’t grow up in the Lutheran Church, either. John taught Reformation history to Sunday School 6th graders for 50 years. I learned a lot.
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Look how pretty you are!!!
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Thank you! I love to smile.
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Perfect!
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Happy Halloween you & little friend Logan. Nice look pumpkin earings.
Happy Reformation day. Why it’s day celebration.?
Lovely picture. Nice Beautiful selfie with a pumpkin cooki jar.
Nice colours 🍎 trees picture. Tack care. God bless you!
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Lutherans in particular celebrate the anniversary of Martin Luther’s starting the protestant reformation by nailing his list of 95 points of things that needed to be changed.
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Thank you so much!
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How pretty those trees are that we can glimpse from your window. And you look cheery with your pumpkin earrings swaying at your ears. 🙂 I have some metal shamrocks my mom bought me with little metal balls so they make a noise when you move your head – your pumpkin earrings remind me of those.
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The pumpkin earrings have noisemakers inside. Even though I was wearing hearing aids, they didn’t bother me. I thought they would.
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That’s surprising since you would think the noise would be amplified as I know I could hear mine every time I shook my head.
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I thought the earrings might bother me, but they didn’t.
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