A Little Goes A Long Way

Posted on November 17, 2025 Updated on November 16, 2025

I learned something years ago that when people donate or tithe to a church or other organization, a good rule of thumb is equal sacrifice. I love that thought because 10% of, say, $25, and 10% of $2500 is a different amount but an equal sacrifice for those concerned.

If you are like my household, you have a spare change jar/container that accumulates pennies (now out of circulation in the US), nickels, dimes, and quarters. We don’t like the jingle jangle of coinage in our pockets or wallets.

The other day, my husband and I decided to do something with that change that, quite frankly, was just collecting dust and tarnishing where it accumulated. We took the jar down to the nearest Coinstar kiosk, deciding that if there was a donation option for providing food to the needy, we would select that charity. BINGO! There was!!! This photo shows you what an accumulated $53.06 over the years was able to do for Feeding America, our chosen donation recipient. According to their website $1 = 20 meals so our spare change that we weren’t using equates to 1060 meals!!!

The point I want to make, however, is that there is no such thing as a donation being not enough or too small because adding up all those coins means many people can benefit from any donation amount. I want to encourage you to never feel that what you have to offer is not enough. Every amount provides an impact. It all matters and it all counts.