Christmas lists and such...

I could sit here and tell you that when I told my boys to write out their Christmas wish lists, they did so with big hearts and pure elegance.
But, then again, I was always taught, that honesty is the best policy.
I would love to say they wished for world peace, food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, parents for the parentless, children for the childless, and that every being on this earth would come to know Jesus Christ.
But, sadly enough, those were not the things their lists consisted of.
(however my lists does consist of those things).
Picture boys who are rough and tough. Boys who are wild and rebellious. Boys who think sitting in bath water for 10 minutes pouring out my Bed Head shampoo (ok, not my older son, but still) is "taking a bath", even though he never touched a wash rag or a bar of soap.
Boys who are 7 and 12 and being raised in this crazy, materialistic world.
Now imagine what they wished for.
You guessed it...things that were high tech, things that were high powered, things that we needed to write Bill Gates and inquire about a loan in order to be able to afford them. Big things. Huge things.
It was a sad, sad day when I read those lists. I have to admit, I was kinda heartbroken that they were so "boy", but then all I could do was get over it and love them anyway. I, after all, am partly responsible for the fact that they have become so materialistic.
Ouch, that hurts.
Anyway, I'm accepting it for now...but in a week or two, it will be a brand new year. And I've got all kinds of plans to get these boys into shape! I'm gonna teach them about world peace, world hunger, the works! I'm even gonna get Izzy in on it. You mark my words. Heck, I may even drag them down to Honduras, where my cousin Sara is a missionary, and have these boys haul rice and beans, along with the gospel, to the Bordos. Anyone want to donate some frequent flyer miles?
Next year, same time, same place...their lists are gonna be Sumthin' to blog about, for sure!
Well, a girl can hope...right?
In the meantime, I've gotta go wrap some presents...bake some cookies...and figure out how to save the world and get us all to Honduras.

I hope you all have the most fabulous, blessed Christmas with your loved ones!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!