I saw this on a friend's blog and LOVED it. Since we first were married Adam and I have sought to downplay the material side of Christmas in order to keep the focus on celebrating the birth of our Savior-and all His birth means to us. We've been planning on going as a family (once the girls were no longer toddlers and would be more in the way instead of a help) to serve Christmas dinner at a homeless shelter,wherever we might be, this then becoming an integral part of our family's Christmas celebration-along with other ways of reaching out to the needy in our community . I love that this website gives more opportunities even when going to a shelter isn't possible. You've GOT to check it out.

http://www.adventconspiracy.org/