It is pretty evident how God has provided in the big ways in my life.

Infertility plus two daughters through the miracle of adoption pretty much sums that one up.

God provides in small ways, too.

Put quite simply: God provides for our EVERY needs, big or small.

When I think about God providing for our needs I always think of the verse in the Bible that talks about how God supplies the birds of the air (who do not stock up on food, etc.) with food, so how much MORE is He going to provide for us, His creations made in the image of God?!

Formula.

It’s not cheap. It could be, I know. But Sweet Pea requires ready-made formula and that is not cheap!

She drinks ready-made Similac Allimentum formula.

It is about $10 per jug. The jug lasts two days. Do the math. It isn’t “cheap”.

However, since Sweet Pea’s birth (and up until about 2 weeks ago), we did not buy ONE jug without using a coupon or $5 check, which has cut our formula costs in HALF.

God’s provision!! Sweet Pea has gone through MANY of those jugs of formula in five months!

But then…

two weeks ago we ran out of jugs and we had no coupons or checks to buy more formula.

I went out and bought $40 worth of formula (4 jugs, which was about a week’s worth).

That ran out and we had to buy more formula, full price.

I got to thinking, Is this God’s way of telling me that it is time to try the powder formula with Sweet Pea since the coupons and checks are gone?

I just didn’t feel in my gut that it was “time”.

So, I told God, Ok, let the checks start pouring in again and if not, I suppose we will move to powder.

Well, the checks started pouring in again!

These checks and coupons have come in from multiple places: local friends and family, the stash at the church nursery where people drop off coupons they don’t need anymore, a friend who found me a Craigslist deal (that supply lasted over 2 months!), and… from YOU – the readers of my blog!

I have gotten several emails from people who read my blog saying they have coupons/checks that they would be happy to send to me!

That is where our current stash is coming in from.

So, THANK YOU for allowing God to use you to provide formula for Sweet Pea.

We have a GI check up appointment on the 17th. I plan to ask about when we should try to transition to the powder formula.

I guess my thinking is to try and make that transition once Sweet Pea is 6 months old, which is next month! (That is hard to believe.)

But…today I want to remind anyone who is reading this that has a need, big or small. God knows, and if you give it to Him, trusting that He WILL provide, He will.

Every single time.

- Elaine