Could We Please Help Linny?

July 31, 2013 Linny Saunders7 Comments

What happens when a little one after being matched with a family, suffers a traumatic brain injury in her foster home while waiting for them to come? Please meet “Linny”. {named by RR who has also been advocating for her} After learning of “Linny’s” Traumatic Brain Injury in her foster home in Ch*na, the former…

Share Your Needs Here

July 30, 2013 Linny Saunders166 Comments

Today friends of our Place Called Simplicity from around the globe will be joining together, sharing needs and concerns and then praying for one another. Many will be fasting as well, to see: friends healed, relationships reconciled, orphans set free, VISAs obtained to bring treasures home, jobs found, spouses hesitant to adopt hearts opened, homes…

Surgery

July 29, 2013 Linny Saunders14 Comments

Ruby was scheduled about 8 weeks ago for surgery tomorrow. Due to a complication with her insurance {unbeknownst to us} we found late Friday Ruby’s insurance policy had been cancelled. Cancelled? WHAT?? As soon as I heard it was cancelled, of course, I tried to get the situation made right. Everyone had left for the…

Bit of a Prep

July 29, 2013 Linny Saunders11 Comments

I have asked for friends to join in a day of Prayer and Fasting tomorrow July 30, 2013 But I know many of you have been wondering about fasting: Why fast? How to fast? As I type this, I realize I really need to write a series about Fasting. It’s too involved to really do…

Over Here in the Desert – 3 Things

July 29, 2013 Linny Saunders20 Comments

Been a wild few days over here in the desert. Nine of the eleven of us have had a nasty bug that seems to be lingering longer than most… Even Ruby had the bug. {the nerve of that ol’ bug} All that translates to lots of Little House on the Prairie episodes. Dw did manage…

The Overwhelming Response

July 26, 2013 Linny Saunders12 Comments

Graham has been busy in his room making some beautiful music… and yesterday after he posted his latest ‘cover’ to his YouTube channel I shared the link with my Facebook friends. There has been such an overwhelming response I just had to share it with you all. I do think it’s Graham’s best work yet…

With Deep Sadness I Share….

July 24, 2013 Linny Saunders28 Comments

A few months ago, on the other side of the world, a set of twins were born… They were teeny, tiny and went to live in an orphanage soon after birth. I wrote about them here. I know many of you prayed for the twins and several of you have asked from time to time …

This Girl

July 23, 2013 Linny Saunders47 Comments

A few months ago we learned that Ruby had stopped gaining weight and had actually lost some. The doctors were a bit concerned. There was even mention of a G-Tube. Yes, I know many people have them, I just didn’t want to have to ‘go there’ if there was another way. I asked the Knee…

He’s The Same One

July 22, 2013 Linny Saunders33 Comments

Recently my paths crossed with an old friend, Dave. We went to school, youth group and graduated together. We hung around in the same group of friends. Not too long ago Dave was given a grim diagnosis – 1% chance of survival without a bone marrow transplant, 60% with the transplant. My heart has been…

Linny Lee’s Cinnamon Rolls

July 22, 2013 Linny Saunders18 Comments

Since many of you loved the ice cream cake recipe, and others loved my corn on the cob recipe… and now after so many requests over the years for my cinnamon roll recipe – it’s time to share. They are our family’s favoritest treat. Each of my big girls {Abigail, Sarah, Autumn, and even Emma…