According to a Gallup poll, each of us Americans expects to spend an average of $932 on Christmas gifts this year. I, for one, like practical gifts. (My daugher was thrilled last year when I told her I needed a new crockpot.)
This year, as I browsed through the mass of catalogs that hit our mailbox, a few caught my attention. Gifts from these organizations will quite literally sustain the receiver long after the holiday is over.
Heifer International (heifer.org) reminded me that many children around the world are in desperate need of more than just toys and games. A heifer, by the way is a young female cow who has not yet given birth. The organization provides food in the form of animals and other agricultural products to struggling families in rural areas around the globe.
