Mr. Indio Visits

February 24, 2014 Linny Saunders8 Comments

Saturday Mr. Indio arrived. Oh yeah, his mom, dad, brothers Finn and Stone are here too. Finn and Elijah are bffs and haven’t been seen without the other since Finn arrived. Could he be any more precious? Ruby’s lovin’ all the activity Lexie asked if she could stay since she found out they were bringing…

Ummm. Why Not?

February 21, 2014 Linny Saunders10 Comments

Yes, it’s mid-February. Yes, the water is still very chilly. But it’s Phoenix. And really, why not? After all, the kids checked it last week and supposedly it was so much warmer this week. Uh-huh. Riiiiiiight. Clearly shows that where there is a will, there is a great imagination. So in they went… one at…

Raising Kids To Make a Difference

February 19, 2014 Linny Saunders11 Comments

I receive many, many emails and love reading them each one. Although I am unable to personally respond to most, I did receive an email that asked for a response in the form of a blog post, which I thought was a great idea. The original email has been changed a bit to protect…

Don’t Worry, It Will Be OK

February 18, 2014 Linny Saunders10 Comments

Being as yesterday was President’s Day I had high hopes and aspirations of getting gobs of stuff done. Can’t you relate? The kids had finished school, we were done with our late lunch and I was gonna’ be on a mission: Cleaning our closet – here I come! Just as I was standing up to…

4,000,000 and 4,000,001

February 18, 2014 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Woo-hoo! Kind of giggly today… Miss Lynsie a bloggy friend who {pictured with her beautiful treasures} stopped by our Place at just the right time and found herself number 4,000,000 and sent me the fastest email… And unlike last time when something like 22 were on when it turned to 3,000,000 [and all sent…

It’s Almost That Time Again

February 17, 2014 Linny Saunders3 Comments

The other day someone pointed out to me that our Place Called Simplicity we were about to pass another monumental milestone. I hadn’t noticed it sneaking up on us, but here it is almost time again! I debated not saying anything at all, however, since I love to *give* stuff away, I just have…

Our Little Valentine

February 15, 2014 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Our little valentine would like to wish every one of her peeps a very beautiful Valentine’s Day filled with tender love as together we celebrate the lavishing love of God… Ruby rolled over and gave me this greeting yesterday morning. Look at our girl… Could we ever get tired of her joy? {Not a chance!!!!!!!!!!} Almighty God has done …

Mimi’s Giddy

February 13, 2014 Linny Saunders11 Comments

This Mimi’s heart is nearly exploding… It’s official…. Abigail and Ryan together with Finn and Stone welcome Indio Wilde Gard {6 lbs. 9 oz} Isn’t Indio adorable? So the other day Abi, Ryan and the boys got the word it was “time” and left in a couple of hours to drive from San Francisco to Phoenix …

Wheels

February 12, 2014 Linny Saunders5 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I received an email notice that someone I barely knew had placed some money in my Paypal account. It was an extremely hectic day and all I could think was, “Wonder what that’s all about?” An hour or so later I saw that there were a couple more emails saying the same…

Hmmm: Rip-Off or Reward?

February 10, 2014 Linny Saunders26 Comments

Every now and then, we have had people suggest that bringing “all these kids home” takes away from the ones that we already have. There’s even been an occasional one who has cornered and questioned: Don’t you think you are kind of ripping off your other kids by having one with so many needs? …