Our Down Syndrome Darlin’

January 30, 2018 Linny Saunders8 Comments

There has been quite a bit of talk regarding the value of people who have Down Syndrome. One country in the world has proudly touted that Down Syndrome is basically extinct while another tells the world that before long people with Down Syndrome will no longer be born there. As I ponder in disbelief these…

For Four Days in January

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Last night I told the kids, get ready – it’s picture time! If we didn’t hurry, we would miss it! And I just have to have a chronicle of this monumental event (for us) each year! Our beautiful girl turned 12 the 1st of January. She loves. It’s that simple. Oh how she loves. Since…

A Shot in the Arm

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Linny Saunders5 Comments

I remember when I was young watching my mom, who was in her 50s at the time, and thinking to myself, “I am going to stay in shape so I don’t get weary like she does.” Ha! In my youthful naiveté I actually thought that if I worked out (which I love to do and…

That Fuzzy Stuff

January 22, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

If you’ve stopped by our Place more than a few times you’ve come to understand that one of my most favorite things to talk about is not only how much God loves to hear our concerns but how much more He loves to answer them and just how faithful He always is! For years I…

A Glimpse…

January 19, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

These last few weeks our family has been talking, as we entered 2018, about 2017 and all that it entailed. It was quite a year on so many fronts! There were difficult days (actually some really difficult days) but our faithful God, who has never failed us in the past, remained astoundingly faithful throughout all…

A New Season Begins

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

So I have three posts I’m working on….oh me….the ever-lovin’ frustrations of being a writer! But in the meantime, we have a new season that has begun over here! How could I let this special event pass without a sweet post just for precious her? It seems like it was just yesterday, literally, that a…

She’s 16, She’s so Beautiful and She’s Ours

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Linny Saunders64 Comments

The picture above that stole our hearts. We needed her! (We think she and Birdie look a lot alike!) This was an “update picture” we received during the long adoption process. She was so thin! And during the adoption process we lost our home to a fire. It set us back actually an entire…

The Runner’s Lesson

January 3, 2018 Linny Saunders1 Comment

Most mornings, as the sun starts to rise, I head out the door for some brisk walking. Lately a high school track team has been coming around while I’m walking. I have to be honest, I like to close my eyes as they approach and pretend they are horses coming through as their feet “thud-thud-thud”…

It Had To Be the Onesies

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Linny Saunders3 Comments

Christmas Eve and Christmas 2017 will forever go down in our family history as probably one of the rowdiest, funnest, craziest ever! The memories made were absolutely priceless! I’d dreamed for forever of having matching onesies and jammies and this was the year! Of course the men in our lives were less than gung-ho (or…

No Room and No Extra Time

December 21, 2017 Linny Saunders6 Comments

When I was young, everyone on our street knew everyone. It wasn’t necessarily that everyone was each other’s buddy, but if there was ever a problem, people cared and showed it. Today, in many neighborhoods across America things are different. With the invention of items like garage door openers, people pull in, push a button,…

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