The Widow's Mite

When I was younger, I was taught the story about the widow's mite, and how a poor widow gave two mites -  "all that she had, even all her living." Jesus tells his disciples, "that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury." (Mark 12:42-44)

Image by Amy Pectol

We feel very blessed today to have received a family's "two mites" to help us adopt. This family has very little when it comes to monetary means and some days it may feel like a struggle to survive. The money that was handed to us in a little white envelope was given to us at a price — they had been "saving their pennies" for something important, yet they felt that our need was greater than theirs.

While some may look on this event as too small to make a difference — simply a "drop in the bucket" — it was as if they had handed us a million dollars. We are so grateful and feel blessed for their sacrifice for us so that we can get one step closer to our dream.

Sarah