Me: Hannah? We have a problem.

Hannah: What daddy?

Me: Well, I think this pumpkin may not do. It doesn’t look right.I said.

Hannah: Why don’t I write something up and let’s see how it turns out?

Me: OK, then.

Phyllis, Hannah, Al and I all had a great time carving this years pumpkin. When Hannah and I went out to get it, I wasn’t even sure what I wanted. Did I want a tall one, big one, small one, or fat one? The one thing I thought I knew for sure was that I wanted one without any blemishes. Quite frankly I wanted one that looked perfect on the outside like the ones we had gotten before.

So when Hannah and I got to the store and picked the pumpkin, I was undecided on whether it would turn out OK.  You see it had all kinds of warts and one long crease in the middle of the pumpkin. The crease was so prominent that it looked like a belt!

This reminds me that just because a relationship or situation looks ugly, it doesn’t mean you should abandon it. Things can get better. They are never as bad as they seem. All you have to do is  step back and look at the situation with fresh eyes.  Abandon any of your previous notions and give the situation, person or relationship a second look. Everybody deserves a second chance.

And so it was. I gave the ugly pumpkin a second chance. Took it home and carved it with my family. Hannah wrote the plan out, Al approved, and I carved it. If you check out the picture below or my Crack the Guy Code channel,  on YouTube, you’ll see that we used the crease as the mouth and put simple fangs on the crease with great effect. Luckily no daddies or mommies were harmed in the carving of the pumpkin!

Yes, you can have your pumpkin and carve it to!

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