Can We Do This Together?

April 2, 2014 Linny Saunders5 Comments

Miss Ruby-girl has been making sure Mommy really is home…. Each night she has been getting up at 3:15am ‘ish’ to double check. Endearingly she strokes my hair, then gently rubs my arm… Sigh. All is well in Ruby’s heart, Mommy really is home. I remind her that it was just a visit and…

Could She Really Be 8? {Yup, 2 days in a row}

December 27, 2013 Linny Saunders34 Comments

‘ Our girl who has never ending joy and unimaginable enthusiasm for life is celebrating her 8th birthday today…. Daddy’s going to be in Africa on Elizabeth’s actual birthday and was more than willing to celebrate her 8th birthday today. If you haven’t read Elizabeth’s story, you are missing out on a Last Minute Rescue …

Why Do I Need You?

December 9, 2013 Linny Saunders83 Comments

Please do not skim, it’s all too important in understanding why I’m asking you to help…. As I’ve mentioned several times over the years, when I began writing at our Place Called Simplicity, I simply thought I would be writing a public journal for our family. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought …

Completely Broken

September 30, 2013 Linny Saunders8 Comments

After spending a large part of the week-end crying off and on, praying and thinking about some things that have been transpiring here… I am going to attempt to articulate what’s going on in the hearts of this team. Let me start at the beginning…. As most know our own International Voice of the Orphan…

And then He said, “Now Watch This….”

August 9, 2013 Linny Saunders46 Comments

Some days I can start a post without any struggle, and then there are others. Like today. Where there are so many thoughts rumbling around my head and I have begun, back spaced, begun again, back spaced…and on and on. Ugh. There are certain topics that are just far too important to not articulate…

Seriously Friends, Could It Be Any Easier?

August 7, 2013 Linny Saunders115 Comments

Remember the other day when I wrote here about my old youth group/high school friend, Dave? He’s the friend who lost his wife to cancer a couple of years after their little girl was born, as they were preparing to leave for the mission field. Dave had shared a link to a beautiful video of…

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…

Wanna’ Hear Some Really Amazing News?????

July 13, 2013 Linny Saunders19 Comments

Oh me. Oh my. Don’t you just love to hear good news? In light of all the sadness, grief, and loss around this world it is so good to have some awesome news to celebrate… Listen to this… Remember back… Maybe you pondered or even prayed about the posts I wrote a few months…

Gettin’ All “Fluffy” Over Here

June 19, 2013 Linny Saunders15 Comments

“Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.” Proverbs 15:20 If good news puts fat on the bones, we are getting mighty fluffy with all this good news coming in! Some of the treasures at House of Praise. Yesterday I put the call out to help build a home for House of Praise….

Brokenhearted {Sweet Susanna}

June 4, 2013 Linny Saunders21 Comments

Many of you will remember a few months back when we advocated for a family for precious Susanna. You guys were amazing. You fasted, you prayed, you spread the word. A precious family stepped forward: Kristin and Keith and their children We rejoiced, crying tears of joy and basically threw a virtual party! Who could…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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