from Peter Jackson’s film: The Fellowship of the Ring

All Saints Day and Bilbo’s Party

Dwight Longenecker
Nov 1 · 4 min read

You can’t help but enjoy the scene at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring in which Bilbo is hosting all the hobbits for a grand eleventy eleventh birthday party.

That’s the way to do a party…all your family and friends, food, fellowship, fun and fireworks.

I reckon that’s what heaven will be like…one big pot luck supper with plenty of jollity and surprises.

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Dwight Longenecker

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Catholic priest, author and speaker, blogs at dwightlongenecker.com

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