I am going to brag....

I am going to brag on my boys for a minute!!

They are such a great little group of mighty warriors for God and I am proud to be their momma!!

We have been talking the past few weeks about Christmas and what it means and what it doesn't mean. We have talked about things that are important in life and things that are nice to have.

Yesterday they made a "group" decision..

 A few moths ago we got a catalog from World Vision. If you are not familiar with them, they are a great group dedicated to giving aid to the deeply impoverished people throughout the world.

We talked about the different choices offered in the catalog. But we never did anything with it...until yesterday. 

The boys decided that they would each give up one Christmas present to do something really meaningful for someone else. They talked and talked and debated on what to do. They finally narrowed it down between donating for soccer balls or donating for blankets.

They  finally decided on the blankets. A blanket...can you really imagine NOT having a blanket? Warm wool blankets-given to a child who doesn't have the luxury of a blanket. Blankets given to someone who may have had only a few minutes to gather up what they could carry as they were forced to flee from their homes. A warm blanket...maybe for a grandpa who has never known that kind of warmth. 

They also decided that for 2009 they want to save up enough money to give a family 1 goat and 2 chickens. And the year after they want to raise enough to help give a village clean water!! 

I love my boys. They aren't perfect. They are messy. They are loud. They can be weirder than weird...but make no doubt about it...my boys are great!!