Couple With 38 Children Spend $52,000 On Groceries Each Year

Feb 21, 2020 by apost team

West Virginian couple Jean and Paul Briggs, who have been married since 1976, have six biological children and 32 that they have adopted.  

Devout Christians, they couldn't be happier with their brood, but a family this large needs feeding and the Briggs recently revealed that their grocery bill comes to a whopping $52,000 a year.

Paul and Jeane Briggs might have 38 children, but they didn't end up with such a huge amount of kids by accident. Instead, they fulfilled their lifelong dream of having a huge family, comprised mostly of unwanted children in need of a loving home.

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Jeane and Paul met when they were teens at a summer camp for Christian youths report Inside Edition. They were a perfect match right from the start and the young lovers knew that they were destined to spend the rest of their lives together.

After marrying in 1976, the couple knew they wanted to start a family. They went on to have three children of their own. Devout Christians, Paul and Jeane continued to do volunteer work as an expression of their faith. In 1985, Jeane met a blind young orphan boy while doing missionary work in Mexico. She bonded with the orphan and knew that he was destined to be her son. Jeane and Paul adopted him and brought him home with them to their West Virginia home.

But the Briggs didn't stop there. Over the next few decades, they continued to adopt orphans and foster kids who were in desperate need of a loving home. Today, the couple has adopted 32 children, in addition to the 6 children they brought into this world biologically.

Their children come from all different ethnicities and nationalities. Love knows no color or creed in Jeane and Paul's household. Love also knows no physical requirements, as many of the Briggs kids have disabilities.

However, feeding that many children isn't cheap. People who've read the story of the Briggs family might be moved by their compassion, love and kindness, but their jaws always drop when they hear this massive family's yearly grocery bill. The Briggs spend a shocking $52,000 a year on food alone!

In spite of their big food bills, the Briggs serve as a reminder that love is a powerful force in our world and that there's no right or wrong definition of "family." Pass this story along to anyone who could use a reason to smile today.