It is not my intention to turn my blog into free ad space for other people's stuff. However, I received a gift catalog from World Vision that I thought was worthy of note. World Vision is one of the good guys in the NGO's of the world. I did a lot of research a while back into charities, and not all charities are what they seem, but this one has a good reputation.  If you get a chance visit them here:http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf

When you get to that page, go to the bottom center and click on the Gift Catalog. In this catalog, you get to choose gifts of seeds, ducks, goats or clean water for people who need the very basic necessities.

They sent out this appeal as a Christmas gift catalog. And they're right. I think these are the kind of Christmas gifts that make the most sense.