They Retracted Their Words

June 2, 2014 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Some deeply disturbing news… If you read Saturday’s post you will recall that there appeared to be some exciting news from Africa – that Sudan was going to release Meriam soon. It seemed too good to be true – which, in fact – it was!! Truth be known, Meriam’s lawyer called the news of Sudan releasing…

Almighty God is Moving….

June 1, 2014 Linny Saunders14 Comments

FoxNews reports here that Meriam is to be freed from Death Row in the next few days. BBC also reports that Meriam will be released soon. There is no doubt that this is the work of Almighty God stirring the hearts of His people to intercede, fast and take action!! We praise the name of…

Meriam Update…{Plus A Sweet Deal}

May 30, 2014 Linny Saunders21 Comments

I am so grateful for the response to yesterday’s post about Meriam’s horrific situation. There is no doubt that Almighty God is up to something – stirring the hearts of His people for a precious woman and sister in Christ in chains in a Sudanese Federal Prison. So many of you have shared the link…

A Serious Post that Requires Serious Action

May 29, 2014 Linny Saunders12 Comments

Ruby was up early this morning and after spending some time with the Lord, I set out to write a blog post. I was going to write about an extremely fun large-family-idea that my pile of treasures and I did over the last few days to launch into some {virtually free} summer fun! It was…

Not Sure What’s Going On….

May 27, 2014 Linny Saunders21 Comments

So I’m not really sure what’s going on…. but we are all shaking our heads, giggling and loving it!! Let’s see…Dw’s been in Uganda for about 3.5 weeks currently. And not long after he left, we were out and came home to find that someone had been by and anonymously had left a ton {and…

Oh How I Miss Him…

May 26, 2014 Linny Saunders24 Comments

When he was about six or seven years old we stood talking in the kitchen…. just mom and son. Suddenly he turned to me with the most serious expression and without hesitation announced, “Someday I’m going to be in the army mommy. It will be my way of thanking the United States for…

He Specifically Cares

May 24, 2014 Linny Saunders1 Comment

It has been a real treat to read the stories bloggy friends have sent how Almighty God answered their specific prayers. There is nothing like reading someone else’s story to be reminded that He cares about each of us and He cares about the specifics!! Here’s a beautiful example from Sue… She writes: We have…

“Farm” Stories

May 22, 2014 Linny Saunders2 Comments

A year or so ago I wrote about our unexpected “harvest” from our own backyard and the dates are growing nicely this year as well! So excited! As I mentioned in that post, we embrace our new city lives, but every now and then we talk about the joy-filled days of chickens, roosters, goats, barn cats,…

It Wasn’t a Fanciful Prayer

May 19, 2014 Linny Saunders18 Comments

Today I have a very sweet and amazing story to share. But first a little backdrop…. Many, many years ago when the bigs were little we had a simple, but fun climby kind of swing set. As we were about to move across the country to pastor in Colorado, the swing set, which by then…

Sorry Babe….

May 18, 2014 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

Dw’s been in a Africa for a few weeks and since the yard desperately needed some weeding, the kids and I teamed up and started working with true determination. Dw has a saying he does with the kids. He will say, “Team work… then they finish in unison, “Makes the dream work.” Always kind of…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity