Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Help Someone Else Have One Too.

So, I'm just going to do a little shameless plugging here for a good cause.

This past June on my 16th birthday, I decided that I didn't need or really want anything, so my parents gave me the idea of sponsoring a child. So, I went to the World Vision website and picked out a child to sponsor.

I chose Ervehe who is an Albanian girl who recently turned 4 on Decmber 5th. Best. Decision. Ever. Every so often, I'll receive a letter from her family (she's too young to write) saying how grateful they are for the sponsorship along with little details about Ervehe's life (and she encloses kisses in the letter and sends them across the sea to me. presh.)

So, I totally encourage considering sponsorship if you have the resources. If you really take the time and think about how truly fortunate we all are, then it really seems like such a small gift to send a family $35 each month to pay for health and living costs.

Maybe instead of having one more present under the tree this Christmas, you can give a less fortunate family some hope.