That Girl of Ours

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Linny Saunders39 Comments

It’s amazing how God works in our hearts, you know? Thirty-three years ago when I first became a mom I couldn’t imagine having a medically fragile little one. I couldn’t. Why? Because it sounded way too scary. I mean, what if something was happening and I didn’t know what to do. And back then I…

To All of My Friends…

May 9, 2016May 11, 2016 Linny Saunders8 Comments

To each of my friends who already are moms or are longing-to-be-a-mom or wondering if you ever will be able to be a mom… I celebrate you!! Each of you uniquely created… The girl who dreams of and longs to be a mom someday. You will be!! Promise! The single woman who became a mom…

This Day – 40 Years Ago

May 7, 2016 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

I will never forget 40 years ago today. It was a Friday in 1976. First off, the night of May 7th, 1976 I had a much-anticipated first date with my now-husband Dw. He was finishing his junior year of college and I was a senior in high school. He thought I was 18. I didn’t…

Pretty Sure It Went Something Like This

May 5, 2016 Linny Saunders16 Comments

Don’t you love those dog movies where the dogs “talk”? You know, like the old “Homeward Bound”? They always just kinda’ make us all laugh. So with that in mind…maybe you need a pick-me-up today. The other day we set our two little jewels down to take some pictures in their matching sundresses and captured…

China Friends

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Linny Saunders7 Comments

What an amazingly cool story there is to share today. The Lord is so good! Several years ago, through another adoptive mom, I heard about an amazing Irish young man who went often to serve the orphans of China. Soon we became FB friends and before long we began to exchange emails as he desperately…

His Prayers

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 Linny Saunders25 Comments

The other night I was helping get the shower ready for Vernon when he noticed something on our bathroom sink. (Yes, there is pile on my bathroom sink. Doesn’t everyone have one? If you don’t have one, please don’t tell me.) What he had noticed was a tee-shirt we actually had had made for him…

Rolling Ahead of Us

April 25, 2016May 7, 2016 Linny Saunders9 Comments

Often we are asked how we manage to provide for our large family and the many needs. On paper, it clearly doesn’t make any sense. But God loves the orphan and when we commit to caring for one, He uses any means He wants to meet each need. Most often He uses others to…

Why Should We Have All The Fun?

April 21, 2016 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Oh guys. What an unintentional, only-planned-by-the-Lord thing opening up the door for me to share my heart. Seriously. It was really sweet how many of you loved the pictures of Vernon’s firsts….I mean, how could anyone not? They capture the joy of discovery for the very first time like nothing else! Just imagine….Vern’s about to…

Firsts

April 19, 2016 Linny Saunders16 Comments

Just like a birth child, there is a joyful thrill to the soul of every adoptive parent when the treasure they bring home experiences a “first”. Which reminds me, I had to take Vern somewhere the other day in Dw’s little car. I put the windows down (love my Arizona!) and he was leaning, with…

Sri Lanka!!

April 15, 2016April 16, 2016 Linny Saunders3 Comments

Awww friends…. Over here in Phoenix there is a giant happy dance going on! We’ve had worship music playing as we praise the name of our faithful, mighty God!! As many of you know, in early 2012 Dw and I officially launched a non-profit with 501c3 status to be the voice for the voiceless. We…

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