Isn’t it crazy how anxious we are as humans to see a face?
It’s almost beyond understanding.
Think back to when we were young. You hear that a friend has “met someone”…and the only thing we think is, “What do they look like?”
I’m right there with you.
I remember talking to Lisa about setting Karl and Autumn up. I asked her, “Do you have a picture of him?” When I saw his picture, I could see them together…and my heart smiled.
And so it is with our newest little guy.
A few friends around the world have been praying in the midst of the process and a couple said, “Do you have a picture we can see?” haha.
I get it.
When we first heard about him I asked, “Do you have a picture of him?”
Down deep nothing mattered, but somehow we connect when we see a picture, don’t we?
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…..
Knowing you all would be waiting, I thought it was time…
The big reveal….our newest son…..
Oh!!
Did you mean you want to see the front of him?
You want to see his face?
Ooooooohhhhh.
Okay.
{You do realize that if I was really, really cruel I would totally make you all beg. *giggle*}
Doesn’t he just look like a perfect fit?
PS And when I told the kids to turn around for the picture taking, they were like, “HUH?” I just couldn’t help myself though, it’s in my DNA and ya’ know you can’t change that no matter how hard ya’ try.
PERFECT!!!!!
Tears of joy, Linny, tears of joy are rolling down my face. He is perfect! So very excited for your whole family! You are very blessed indeed!
Love,
Alycia
LOVE!!!!!! 🙂
I believe he is a PERFECT fit! What handsome young man!!! May you all be blessed in Jesus as he meshes your hearts together in HIS Love.
what a perfect fit! oh my gosh. God is so good and so kind.
You are cruel. 🙂 What a beautiful boy!!!
Adorable!
Perfect. So very perfect!! I just love seeing the hand of God at work!!! Praying for your transition time.
In HIS love and mine
Lynn. <><
Lott-family.blogspot.com
He's gorgeous linny!! Of course he fits right into your beautiful family!! Congratulations of your newest bundle of joy!
A perfect match made in heaven!!! Congratulations!!!!
He SO totally is a Saunders! He fits right in. I can tell he and Isaiah are going to be the best of buds!!! Congrats again.
He SO totally is a Saunders! He fits right in. I can tell he and Isaiah are going to be the best of buds!!! Congrats again.
I'm commenting for the first time 🙂 Long time reader here, but I just can't stand it anymore. What a sweet little face! So happy for y'all! He is a doll!!!
he's beautiful. he looks a bit shy still and tentative…but i love the grin on isaiah's face…i bet he is just so happy to have a brother his age-ish! bless all of you…
Oh! He's so handsome! How old is he? What's his name? I can't wait to hear all about him. Good luck with all the new transitions.
PERFECT!!!!!
Wonderful photos, Linny….Praise God! And yippee….he does fit right in doesn't he….
Precious and I just love the look on Isaiah's face he looks so tickeled to have another brother.Congratulations All!!
So handsome! Congrats!!
What a handsome little man he is!!! Praising God with you!!
Lots of love,
jenn H
He is so handsome! We are trying to guess his name!
He is sooo cute!
He is adorable! Congratulations!!! 🙂
He is perfect! What a cute kid….so excited he has found his forever family. Can't wait to hear all about his adventures with your other treasures.
You are too funny….and he is just adorable. (Not that it matters at all, like you said, but still–he is.) : )
He is a perfect fit and is handsome and looks soooooo sweet. I would have never guessed Asian. Very cool.
Beautiful boy!! Is he from China? I love him already!
Praying for you guys
Samantha
He is gorgeous!!! You are blessed!
OH YES, YES, YES, he is a perfect fit!!!!!!!
🙂 🙂
I don't know why, but when I see his face with your children, I got tears.
sometimes when the Lord makes it so clear for us to do something, and we obey, then it helps us in the long term when things go rough, we remember who called us to do this thing in the first place? it is Him.
"He does not call the equipped, He equips the called"
I pray that you all will be much blessed by him as he is by you all 🙂
p.s. thank you for commenting over at my blog, I appreciate it 🙂
Handsome!!! So glad for a complete post. Hehehe!!
He is absolutely beautiful! All of your children are beautiful and I can't believe how much they are growing!
He is adorable!!! Love his sweet face! Name???
Beautiful! And yes, a perfect fit.
What a perfect fit for your beautiful family! Blessings to you all.
What a doll!!! He is mighty handsome Linny! Can't wait to get to know him here as we have your other treasures! Lots of love, Charissa
Congratulations on your new adorable son!!!!
Adorable! And handsome! Love seeing a smile on his face.
Praise God what a handsome boy! Isaiah looks very happy about the newest addition to the family. Are they close in age ? May God continue to bless and guide your family. We will be keeping Wilson's heart in prayer.
Linny,
I LOVE his smile! He looks like he fits perfectly! I'm so excited for you guys and know he will grow to love you guys and accept you as family. I am continuing to pray for that process to take hold.
He does fit right in! But for me it is all about the name!!!!! Especially yours since you put thought and meaning behind them, I please please please with my saddest puppy dog eyes tell us his name?and please not one letter at a time per post!!!
He sure looks like a Saunders to me!! Incredibly handsome! So, so happy for you all!
~Stacey
YES!! oh linny! i have been praying and praying-this just melts my heart! I love you guys, so grateful for you all!
He's adorable! So happy for you all!
The perfect fit. =) Such a sweet smile. Rejoicing and praying for you my friend. This is a rocky road you are on but the blessings will be abundant. God has a mighty plan for that little man!
What a handsome man your new son is and yes, he's one of your family already!
Praying for all of you and for the family who had to say good-bye to this little guy too.
He is adorable!!! Those sweet little cheeks and that sweet smile. I bet you cannot help but hug him and hug him some more.
He's so handsome and looks like he's been a part of your family forever!
I. Love. This!!! So, so, so excited for you guys…..and for him!! Yipee Jesus! Praising God that He has put this sweet one in your loving family!
Whoo Hoo!!! He is adorable and you are right – he seems to be the perfect fit. Congratulations to all of you.
What a handsome little egg the lord has added to your carton! Im sooo ecstatic that we finally get to see his face! He looks about the same age as Isaiah? Cant wait to hear the whole story as it unfolds! Congratulatons momma!
Oh my! He is ADORABLE! What a little treasure!!!
GUILTY as charged!! I went straight to the pics before reading the post!! HAHA!!
He is perrrfect! What an adorable little boy!! Oh my, God has truly blessed you! I am smiling from ear to ear and so happy for him and for your family!
Thank you for sharing!!
Oh my goodness, he IS a perfect fit! All five of them looks so perfect together! They were meant to be brothers and sisters, that's for sure. 🙂
Yeah! He does look like a perfect fit! What a sweet face…sitting next to another sweet face, and another and another and another sweet face! Congrats to the whole family on your newest treasure!!!
A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.!!!!!!
Guess who's coming to our house tomorrow??? Maybe I'll send you photos of their backs and you can guess!!!
VT
OH, bless his heart. Yes, seeing a face puts it all in perspective. A face we can see when we pray for healing of his heart, coming from a foreign country and then a disruption. A face we can see when we remember the family who had seen that face a long time before they became his parents, and will still see his face when they remember him.
Prayers for you all!
Love that smile. Love that boy on your couch.
Love ALL those kids on your couch.
Miss you guys.
Need to hug your latest addition too!
I guess that will teach me …. I mean, I take just a little-bitty break from your blog so that I can keep up with two other friends' blogs covering their childrens' life-changing events (surgery & hospitalization) and come back to find you have added a new little guy to your family! Then again, unlike in times past, you didn't snag me with one of your cliffhanging posts. I read it from start to finish tonight. I DO remember reading the "29 words" post and couldn't figure it out. You, Linny, are very sneaky. 😉 So glad y'all have welcomed this handsome boy into your fold. I've always hoped a little boy who came into my childhood family found peace, love, and healing before it was too late. I'll be remembering all of you in my prayers. God bless you all.
So sad for what he is going through – he looks like such a nice kid, would love to have a son too.
So sad for what he is going through – he looks like such a nice kid, would love to have a son too.
Congratulations! Real surprise!
Linny,
You are such an inspiration to those of us who read your blog. I rarely comment – but please know that I pray for your sweet family often and love reading your updates. Your newest son is such a handsome little man – and a perfect fit for your family I'm sure.
I wanted to ask for a prayer request if you will. Our family is currently in the midst of change with my husband's job. He has a new job offer that would take us to a different city and we are praying that it will work for us financially. Many things have to "happen" for it all to work out. I know you all have moved -and change is never easy. Funny thing is – is that I really want this to happen! 🙂 The $$ aspect of it all just seems impossible. I know we must trust in the Lord and know that he will provide. Please join our family in praying that this opportunity will work out for us. It would give our family something "new" that we've have wanted for a long time.
Peace and Blessings to you all!
Jennifer
(from GA)
Be still my heart! He is handsome for sure. He looks like he has always been there, like the piece that was missing before. I am so happy for you guys and still praying for sure!
Yes it looks like he has always been part of the Saunders family.
I scrolled down really slow and saw the back of the head picture and thought "Here we go Linny is going to tempt us again and make us wait!!!" I was thinking about the comment and continued to scroll and you had been SO KIND and given us a front picture too!!
Thank you. Look forward to finding out his name. Love, hugs and prayers to you all XXX
What a handsome little guy! He looks like Isaiah's twin. 🙂
It's hard to recognize who the 'new guy' is because he looks just like he belongs!!! Seriously, I was like 'not that one, not that one, not that one, not that one, OH! there he is!' Ha Ha! Glad he's settling in and doing good. Poor guy has been through a lot, but he's home now! Just imagine ALL the things GOD had to orchestrate to get him to you. Beauty for ashes . . .
Perfect fit is right – I think his smile says it all! Congratulations to you all!!
(and what ARE the girls doing?? They made me laugh looking at the two of them!!)
Gorgeous, beautiful, bright eyed treasure. So happy for you all. But Linny, when it is appropriate and ok to do so. . . details, woman, we need details!!! Would love to know more about this little guy :-). Love, Chenning
You are truely an inspiration. You humble me and make me want to be a better person.
He looks like an absolute perfect fit. God has truly blessed you and your family.
He's wonderful!!!!!!!
Oh my friend! I am thrilled for you to bring another precious child into your home. xoxo
A perfect fit! Blessings on your ever-expanding family.
Beautiful faces! What precious treasures! Janet
Yep, the new guys's face is just beaming – he definitely belongs! Can't wait to meet him whenever we next head your way.
P.S. I love the nickname Nee but you should be ready for the day when he'll be called by his middle name, or even a nickname of his middle name (Jud?)– just a hunch.