Foodstorage Lessons Learned

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  we are taught to be prepared and especially to have at least a three months food supply on hand.  We think that supply is for when there is a major disaster or we loose our job or something huge happens.

None of those things happened to us (thank goodness), but we have been relying on our storage this last month and a half.  I usually do major grocery shopping every two weeks when we get paid.  But at the beginning of April payday fell right before me and the kids were leaving for Las Vegas, so I didn't do much.  Then when we returned from Las Vegas my plantar fasciitis in my foot was bothering me so much that I couldn't do a lot of walking so I did the bare minimum of shopping.  Then I went to the foot doctor and had to stay off my foot for a week.  Then I was busy, then I got sick for a week and now it is the middle of May and besides a quick trip to the store for a few things here and there we have not done much grocery shopping.  And yet we have survived.  Meals in the freezer came in handy and having so much extra food we use all the time on hand has made all the difference.  The meals have not been gourmet, but we have not gone without.

Thank you to a Prophet who counsels us in the things we need today!