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Autumn’s Unexpected Journey

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Linny Saunders25 Comments

Some of you will remember back in 2009, a few months after we lost our home to the fire, Autumn was diagnosed with a small tumor in her pituitary. It was left in place and over the years our friend Stuart has watched it. He’s a neurologist and the perfect person to keep an eye…

Meet the Baby Behind the Bump

September 13, 2018 Linny Saunders9 Comments

Meet the baby behind the bump! Graham and Savannah had decided that they would not find out the baby’s gender before the birth. It made it so exciting – we all could hardly stand it. Baby was due September 12th and arrived a few days early…. Introducing our 12th grandtreasure! Winston Gray 7 lbs. 8…

Our Two Littlest Girlies

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

It’s a huge day of celebration in our home!! In fact step outside and maybe you can hear the singin’ and the cheerin’….we are honoring our littlest baby girl!! She’s SIX!! SIX??!!!! Yes, SIX. So much healing for our Birdie in the two years since she and Johnny came home forever. I look back on…

The Dance of Bonding…

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Recently the ministry No Hands But Ours asked me to write an article to be used on their site. I thought I would share it here. It’s from my heart and speaks to the reality of our lives. Growing up in the 1960s the only adoptions I had heard of were people who attempted to…

Something (Extra) Special for Saturday

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

Can you think of anything better we could to do with a Saturday? Advocating for someone special is the best use of a Saturday that I can think of! Look at this handsome fella! Meet Ed!! Ed’s at Shepherd’s Field where our Jubilee lived for a season while she waited. That’s kinda’ cool, right? Here’s what…

It’s That Time Again…

August 22, 2018 Linny Saunders1 Comment

Although many of you don’t homeschool, you might wonder what it looks like. And for those of you who do, three cheers for staying at it! With our second week of school in full swing I thought it would be a good idea to cheer on my other mama-friends out there who spend their days…

You Win Some and Well…

August 19, 2018 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

A story from family night that was just.too comical not to share… There are two days each week that are our family favorites – Sunday afternoon/evenings when Graham and Savannah come waddling (haha) over…and Family Night! Both are filled with great conversation, loads of laughter…

Once Upon a Time!

August 12, 2018August 13, 2018 Linny Saunders5 Comments

It’s honestly impossible to imagine that today celebrates 40 years married to this handsome man of mine. This morning I was thinking back to when he first asked me out. I was still only in high school and he was just about to start his senior year of college. Once upon a time Dw visited…

Johnny Says It Was 50/50

August 10, 2018 Linny Saunders7 Comments

A few months back our Johnny-boy told me he dreamed of becoming a chef. Although he sits at the table and helps with chopping vegetables, measuring food for baking and stirring ingredients he’s still been hankering to work at the stove. I totally confess that because Johnny falls fairly often the thought of him working…

MIA For the Best of Reasons….

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Over a year ago Graham and Savannah told us that they wanted us to dream and plan a getaway for our 40th anniversary in August of 2018. They had one requirement – it had to be only for fun and it had to be at least 8 nights. Oh guys, twist our arms! (I’m telling…

Linny Lee Saunders

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