So, last week was not hard at all. I had leftovers and 3 potluck dinners (which I did buy extra food to contribute to; I
am trying my best not to be “cheap,” just frugal). This week, though, I will only have one free
dinner so it’s more of a challenge. However,
I was amazed at what I managed to buy at Kroger on Monday for a total of $20.27.
2 lb. ground turkey - $1.99 each
1 packet chili seasonings - $0.69
2 apples – $1.67
6 bananas – $0.87
1 lb. grapes - $2.01
2 bags frozen veggies - $1.00 each
1 can diced tomatoes - $0.67
½ gallon milk - $2.19
1 personal pizza (a Friday night treat!) - $1.34
1 can pasta sauce - $0.88
1 box whole grain noodles – $0.99
1 box granola bars (for breakfast) - $2.39
I’ll be using 1 lb. of the turkey to make chili (with all those
beans I bought last week lol) and 1 lb. to make meatballs.
I am amazed because it seems like so much. Safe, healthy food
is so bountiful and cheap where I live.
This is not true for most places in the world.
I’ve been reading Kisses
from Katie, the amazing story of a woman from Tennessee, about my age, who
has become an adoptive mother of 13 girls in Uganda. This book was highly recommended to me by a
dear friend and fellow counselor from Camp Chestnut Ridge, and when I found out
that another friend was reading it here in Athens, I asked to borrow it when
she was finished.
Katie Davis inspires me, in the way she loves others and in
the way she loves Jesus. I don’t want my
Lenten journey to just be for me: to just be about a feeling of solidarity and
frugality. I want to actually use my
sacrifice (if you can call it that!) to help someone. This week I’m going to donate the $20 I
didn’t spend to her ministry, Amazima.
It’s not much, but in Uganda it can go far in feeding a hungry child.
Check out Katie's story!
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