Our Two Littlest Girlies

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

It’s a huge day of celebration in our home!! In fact step outside and maybe you can hear the singin’ and the cheerin’….we are honoring our littlest baby girl!! She’s SIX!! SIX??!!!! Yes, SIX. So much healing for our Birdie in the two years since she and Johnny came home forever. I look back on…

Thank You for Praying – Birdie’s Home

May 10, 2018 Linny Saunders3 Comments

Thank you for all your prayers. She is finally home! As it turns out Dr. K was not able to be part of Birdie’s surgery but one of his partners was. I was wondering what this different anesthesiologist would say about me taking her back to the Operating Room. I barely started to ask him…

Birdie’s Surgery

May 10, 2018 Linny Saunders1 Comment

Our precious Birdie is having surgery this AM. I requested a very kind anesthesiologist who has let me carry each of the kids back into the Operating Room. However Birdie’s surgery was supposed to be in June and has been rescheduled to today so my prayer is that he can still be the one. Kids…

Our Girl Birdie

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 Linny Saunders4 Comments

As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve found bonding to be a delicate dance. Some steps forward, some back, some round-n-round, some waltzing, some tripping, maybe even some head-banging…always overshadowed with large doses of prayer…and then ever-so-slowly things begin to breakthrough… True smiles begin….. And they just keep coming… And most mornings I’m greeted by this expression…

Africa & Birdie & That Thing Called Bonding

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Well…. I’m home. The trip was beyond amazing on so many levels. Our faithful God did some awesome stuff and I am so grateful that He hears and answers our prayers. This was my third time flying there and back by myself. As I mentioned a couple of years ago, this was a huge personal…

How Birdie Got Her Name

July 18, 2016 Linny Saunders10 Comments

Many people have asked how Birdie got her name that I’m guessin’ it’s time…. [Lucy! Lucy! You’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do!] It’s simple. Shortly after coming home we noticed that anytime anyone had food, little Miss would scoot over and quietly position herself as close as possible. Birdie does not nudge, push, whine or…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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