We have an opportunity this holiday season to help make Christmas brighter for a family in need. You can help by providing Christmas gifts to a 21-year-old single mom and her 2 children (ages 2 1/2 and 1 year) who have recently moved out of a homeless shelter into their own housing. She works at Wal-Mart and is very sweet. She would be grateful for any gifts, especially any of the following:

• housewares
• HEB/Walmart/Target gift cards
• clothes for her and for the kids
• toys for the kids

You can email Julie Pechacek for more details and to see how you can help. Please give your wrapped gifts to Julie by Sunday, December 12 so we can insure they reach the family in time for Christmas.

[Photo by Brian Aslak]