Urgent Need at The Gem!!

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

Can you please help The Gems? The Gem Foundation has an urgent need for Gastronomy PEG Tubes and lifting the financial burden these last few months have brought? Here are six different ways to help: 1. Maybe your child has an extra PEG tube of one of the sizes below. 2. Do you know a doctor who…

This Mother’s Day!!

May 13, 2018 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Yes, today is my most favorite day of the year. It’s the day I dreamed about since I was a wee little girl… longing to be a mom of 18. For me being a mom is my greatest joy, my most incredible challenge and the one thing that keeps me on my knees in prayer –…

Thank You for Praying – Birdie’s Home

May 10, 2018 Linny Saunders3 Comments

Thank you for all your prayers. She is finally home! As it turns out Dr. K was not able to be part of Birdie’s surgery but one of his partners was. I was wondering what this different anesthesiologist would say about me taking her back to the Operating Room. I barely started to ask him…

Birdie’s Surgery

May 10, 2018 Linny Saunders1 Comment

Our precious Birdie is having surgery this AM. I requested a very kind anesthesiologist who has let me carry each of the kids back into the Operating Room. However Birdie’s surgery was supposed to be in June and has been rescheduled to today so my prayer is that he can still be the one. Kids…

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Can You Help Me?

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

Hey friends, look at this little guy. Do you notice his eyes? They are looking right at the camera. Staring. If I could speak for Malachy he looks to me like he is pleading, “Hey! Do you see me? I mean, really see me. Yes, my body is badly broken, but I need your help! …

Even Ryder the Dog Knows

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Our miracle girl is at it again because of our great God’s astounding faithfulness!! Remember medical professionals said she would never do anything because of her severe brain disease (multiloculated hydrocephalus with over 12 pockets of water that her surgeon and I can count). Some even said that she wasn’t worth feeding (yes they actually…

The Value of Alfie Evans

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Alfie Evans, the British toddler at the center of a legal battle passed away in the night. My heart grieves after following Alfie’s story for months. In case you’ve never heard of Alfie Evans, here’s a little recap. Alfie was born May 9, 2016. When he was seven-months-old he was taken to the hospital with…

Praying Together

April 25, 2018 Linny Saunders12 Comments

On Monday it was determined that today, Wednesday, would be a day of Prayer and Fasting with our friends around the world. What a joy to pray together for specific needs. We are also praying for the orphan, adoption, international adoption and that God would in His mercy, open countries that are closed and allow…

This Wednesday

April 23, 2018 Linny Saunders3 Comments

There are four blog posts in the works but in my heart of hearts I just can’t post any of them. There are some circumstances that several close friends around us are facing which makes it a very difficult season deep in our souls as we watch them walk through each of them. Bearing one…

Assumptions

April 17, 2018 Linny Saunders8 Comments

My brother Neil called this morning, as he often does, while he drives into work. We laugh and talk about life and it’s always so good to “spend time together”. He wondered if I remembered how the snow can come right at you as you drive cause that’s what it was doing as he drove. …

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