The Stuff No One Talks About

October 20, 2014 Linny Saunders36 Comments

This post is difficult to write, however, it is definitely necessary. It’s about the stuff that no one talks about. In all my silver-haired years, I’ve never heard anyone talk about this nor have I read anything about it. So I kinda’ feel like I am to share the truth in an effort…

Crazy Dreams

October 19, 2014 Linny Saunders5 Comments

Recently I was commiserating to the Lord about a crazy dream I had and wanted to do again but didn’t think there was anyway it would be possible. We’d done it before {twice} and there was no logical way we could do it again. It seemed to me, as I pondered it all,…

A Poem: Two Little Fellas…

October 17, 2014 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Walking through The Gem Foundation one day…. A little fella was a’screaming away. Nap time should be kinda quiet ya’ know, But Caleb had something he desperately needed though…. Both legs in casts and unable to move, twist or bend, Oh me. His head by-golly needed to get to the other end, Scream, scream…

To God Be the Glory, Great Things He has Done

October 15, 2014 Linny Saunders3 Comments

Ahhhh, sweet friends, it’s a joy to write from the field. I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this before, but when I was a young girl, I remember standing during a Missions Conference and dedicating my life to missions. Although I never went to live on the mission field {that’s another story for another…

Log Cabin Living: Simple Remedies

October 11, 2014 Linny Saunders7 Comments

I am loving sharing some of our Log Cabin Living ideas with my bloggy friends. Just to recap what it is though, in case you missed it… In my heart of hearts, pre-Ruby, I longed to move to a remote area {with the desert weather!} where we could enjoy Log Cabin Living {like the one pictured…

Oh Our Hearts

October 9, 2014 Linny Saunders6 Comments

No one had any idea when we planned the GO team to come at this time that this would happen…. Minutes before Jason met Jesus. Emma shares…. I know so many of you love, and pray for The Gem Foundation and would want to know. Thank you in advance for your prayers. The burial will…

Where’d Ya Go?

October 7, 2014 Linny Saunders26 Comments

When I began writing our Place Called Simplicity, I meant it to be a journal to my family. Just a place to share my thoughts about the people I love, the miracles we have seen God work and the things I am most passionate about. Never would I have dreamed, not even in a…

From The Gem with the Real Gems

October 6, 2014 Linny Saunders2 Comments

A snippet from Africa!! I flew under the radar and arrived at the Gem in the wee hours of morning. The craziest most awesome Memorial Box story coming soon about the trip! Wow!! What a crazy miracle-working God we serve!! Seriously, still giggling at how much God loves us and how He delights in causing…

Nehemiah’s Miracle

October 2, 2014 Linny Saunders8 Comments

Sometimes there are things that I just can’t share for one reason or another. So was the case over the last few months of a situation with our Nehemiah. It was kept just among siblings {who rallied around this precious brother}, my mom and a few prayer warriors because of the uncertainty of it all. …

Yup, I’m Wrecked….

October 1, 2014 Linny Saunders7 Comments

So I was sitting here looking over the faces. Each with a little blurb written about them. Most faces with a smile. Some looking a bit scared. Others laughing till their eyes are squinting shut. And suddenly I spot her. I gasp! I know that face!! I can’t believe it!! I would know her anywhere….