Six Months

February 19, 2013 Linny Saunders30 Comments

It’s been six months since our Nehemiah joined the family. We had a post-placement visit the other day. Our caseworker mentioned how relaxed he has become compared to her first visit. Ya’ know how it is when you are around someone, you don’t notice the change like others do. It was really fun to have…

Ruby’s Miracle Story Continues

February 15, 2013 Linny Saunders75 Comments

An extra sweet miracle story to tell this Valentine’s Day 2013… Please do NOT skim… or you might miss the most important elements of this story…. As Ruby’s story continues to unfold, I share the details of our lives so you, too, can rejoice, celebrate the miracle of adoption and praise our Almighty God with…

Jubilee’s Surgery

February 12, 2013 Linny Saunders36 Comments

Wanted to share an update on our Jubilee Promise… She had surgery last Friday. The plan was to slit the eyes in the lower part of the white… Go in behind the eye…. Cut the muscles…. Move them over and reattach them… in an effort to have her sweet brown eyes no longer cross nor…

Our Graham Josiah

February 12, 2013 Linny Saunders82 Comments

So very difficult to imagine that 18 years have flown by since I birthed Graham on February 11th, 1995. I was telling Graham the other day how I would stare at him as he nursed… I could not get over how different he looked than Abigail and Emma. Square jaw. Fair skin. Light eyes. Blonde…

Little Dwight {and Miss Jubilee}

February 8, 2013 Linny Saunders13 Comments

With grateful praise we rejoice that Little Dwight, the little orphan boy in Kenya, with no mama or baba, whose seizures would not stop, had brain surgery and it was successful!! Thank you to all who prayed for Little Dwight. There is, no doubt, that God did a powerful miracle when He moved on the…

Was God Just Kidding?

February 5, 2013 Linny Saunders39 Comments

This post has been mulling in my heart for a really, really long time. I have prayed. If you are ‘not in the mood’, then please just skip it. If you decide to read, proceed with caution and remember that what I share, I share in love and through deep conviction in my own…

Some Sunday Fun

February 3, 2013 Linny Saunders30 Comments

Our family likes sports and we actually really enjoy a good football game – especially college games. Yes, we do. We play it in the yard {now that we have one} and if we don’t have a yard, we often find some grass to play a little football. We cheer for certain teams –…

Out of 2,500 People

February 1, 2013 Linny Saunders41 Comments

I had the privilege of hearing an amazing story the other day. It still has me shaking my head and smiling and giggling. You are gonna’ love it. Our amazing God. He cares. He works behind the scenes. And He does it in extremely extraordinary ways! Why does He do that? Well, I’m guessin’…

It’s Isaiah’s Turn

January 31, 2013 Linny Saunders27 Comments

Yup, it’s true. Elijah, Isaiah and Graham all have birthdays in just a little over two weeks. Today we celebrate Isaiah’s birthday. This little guy is the one who stole our hearts when we first saw his picture on the internet. In fact I remember gasping when I saw his expression which seemed to…

Our Littlest Man

January 30, 2013 Linny Saunders50 Comments

My man is home. He walked in the door and helped tuck the kids in and zonked out on the family room floor. Made me giggle. The guy is whipped. Undoubtedly, it was an extremely awesome trip! While Daddy was gone, we postponed some of our little ones birthdays until daddy returned home….

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity