The Whole Story

December 10, 2011 Linny Saunders38 Comments

Elijah was playing with my phone this morning and I found that he’d actually taken some pretty sweet pictures of his baby sister. No one was helping him. I’m actually thinkin’ Elijah’s got a hidden photography talent like two of his big sisters: Abi and Emma On to something a bit more serious…. I…

Although I’m Not Allowed…

December 8, 2011 Linny Saunders35 Comments

to post on our Place Called Simplicity the news that I have been dying to tell my bloggy friends for m.o.n.t.h.s. I guess it probably would be all right to say that “Mimi is tickled pink that I can finally {sort of} share the news on Facebook.”

December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011 Linny Saunders6 Comments

On the day that we remember all that was in Pearl Harbor, could we pause to pray for our military and their families? Often facing tremendous, unspeakable loss on the battlefield…. yet dedicated to preserving freedom. I know with our son on his 5th depl*yment, anything to do with the military makes me a weepy…

Memorial Box Monday: 8 minutes

December 5, 2011 Linny Saunders37 Comments

I am really excited at the response that we are beginning doing Memorial Box Mondays again. But before I begin, I have to mention, when you are doing your own Memorial Box Mondays on your blogs, please feel free to use the bloggy picture above. A couple of years ago a bloggy friend sent…

Remembering…{again}

December 4, 2011 Linny Saunders17 Comments

I was talking to a friend the other day. She is in the midst of a trial. The kind where it is impossible to know what the outcome with be. I have a hunch what God’s gonna’ do for her and her husband, but ya’ know how it goes, an obstacle has been thrown into…

That Fly in The Room…

December 2, 2011 Linny Saunders12 Comments

One morning, while Ruby and I were in the hospital Liberty was in the kitchen of the home we are staying at. Liberty overheard Elijah and Isaiah talking about a bug. Her ears perked up. Isaiah was saying he thought it was a fly. She over heard Isaiah say, “I’ll just pick it up…

Since So Many of You Asked….

December 2, 2011 Linny Saunders10 Comments

I tried taking a picture of my new and beautiful Ruby ring on my own hand… but apparently I have done waaaay too many dishes cause it did not make the ring look even half as wonderful as it truly is. Thankfully, Miss Elizabeth Mercy was watching my numerous attempts and willingly volunteered to be…

My Kitchen Window

December 1, 2011 Linny Saunders32 Comments

Yesterday I took the kids and went to look at rentals. We looked at 5. At the same time, Dw left Durango early in the morning with Graham just after picking up Savannah to come along as well. The first home I saw I loved. I walked in an just thought, “Oh I love this…

Friends, Friends and More Friends….

November 28, 2011August 15, 2016 Linny Saunders10 Comments

We had so many friends drop by the hospital while Ruby Grace was in for the three weeks I had to journal about them {besides the ones I already blogged about previously}. Each sweet friends visit made the time go so much quicker and made the big city of Phoenix feel much more like home…

No Greater Love…

November 27, 2011 Linny Saunders99 Comments

“No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 isv This is one of “those” posts. The kind that I have been working on for days. How to word it just right. Typing and retyping in an effort to express deep emotions while accurately sharing my heart…