Actresses Help LA Homeless

It's that time of the year again; shopping, traffic, Santa Claus and snow. But have we forgotten the true meaning of Christmas? When I was young, each year my family would select a needy family from the community and donate food, presents and basic home necessities to them. Now that I'm an adult and have children of my own, we have a new tradition of giving. Each time during the month of December if we buy something for ourselves, we have to buy something for someone else. That gift is then given to the local firemen's Cheer Fund or Toys for Tots. Even if it's as simple as a cheap toy from the "everything's a dollar" type of store or just something from the mall, it's just something that we do. My youngest daughter is the best and picks out the coolest gifts, though some may scoff at their appropriateness in this day and age, but the tops of her list this year were whoopie cushions and cap guns! (Yea, she's the fun one in the family! She is also the most giving. She pays with her own money.)

Back to Celebrity Gossip... what prompted me to post this was because I saw that Melissa Joan Hart and Jennifer Love Hewitt recently volunteered their time to feed the homeless at the annual Los Angeles Mission Christmas meal. It's nice to see people doing good and helping others.

Now, go do something nice for someone. Help an old lady, buy a kid a gift or just drop a few bucks in the kettle when you see a Salvation Army bell ringer at the mall. It's Christmas.