Figuring Out Faith

Secretly I was dreading posting the figures for May. I felt like my grocery shopping had gotten a little out of control last month. And I certainly didn't remember using coupons that frequently. I had actually gotten three weeks behind in my coupon cutting...lol! I did a major catch-up day on a Sunday and my hand was cramping from all the clipping, but I am back on track!

As for meeting my goal of $500, I missed it by $92.22. As I look back on the expenses, I can see where eating out tipped the budget. If we had not eaten out, our total would have been $466.49! Which is only $66.49 from what I am truly striving to reach for a grocery budget for a family of five (2 adults, 2 little boys and one baby girl who doesn't eat much yet..lol). I feel like the ultimate goal of $400 for one month is within grasp..FINALLY.

But as I look back over the past six months, I see improvement all along the way:
January: $494.13 (I'm still not completely convinced that I had all of the receipts to reach a correct tally)
February: $718.76
March: $610.41
April: $535.13

And I am grateful for the wisdom that God has given me for grocery shopping. I am truly grateful for finding this book...



The author, Ellie Kay, believes in saving so that you can bless others with the abundance you are given. I think I remember her writing that her family gives nine bags of groceries A MONTH to local food banks. Imagine being able to bless that many people! I'm still learning how couponing works, and for now I'm just in survival mode. But once I get really good at working within the system, I want to be able to give away that much food too! For now we are only able to give away a bag of groceries every three months or so.

Which brings me to the other point of this post. Giving. I won't post figures of our tithing, but let's just say I was pleasantly surprised how much we have been tithing and giving in offerings so far this year. It far exceeds our gross income. God is so good! He has never ceased to make provision for us. We always pay all of our bills on time, we always have food (even enough to share with others), we have clothing, and our vehicles run great. I am amazed by His miraculous provision.
When I quit working to stay at home with Mr. Dramatic, Mr. Independent and Miss Precious, we had decided that Mr. Querdio would get a part-time job to make ends meet. He applied at so many different places, but no one would hire him! Even pizza delivery places didn't call back. It was very frustrating for both of us. But as the first month without additional income, came and went, we realized that we weren't in the red! How could that be? I had meticulously gone over the figures myself...twice! I still can't make the numbers work right in the natural, but in the supernatural, which is the realm that my Master reigns, it all adds up! Praise the Lord!


"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.���
Luke 6:38

"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,���
Says the LORD of hosts,

'If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.'
Malachi 3:10

"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19