Birdie’s Big Day!

September 22, 2019 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Well it’s official – our little Miss Birdie Bee is 7-years-old!! Seven!! Although Birdie doesn’t really understand what a birthday is, and she is unable to say “seven” (or most words for that matter) she sure knew what I meant when I told her, “It’s going to be Birdie’s birthday and we will sing (and…

Four Little Girls

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 Linny Saunders3 Comments

I couldn’t help myself ….I actually love reading and writing sonnets (even if there are an extra couple of lines)… ************** Four Little Girls Once four little girls were completely unknown, Those who saw them back then? Well their minds now’d be blown. See those four little girls didn’t matter…

Celebrating This Little Chica of Ours

March 21, 2019 Linny Saunders5 Comments

It’s World Down Syndrome Day and over here at our home we are celebrating this little chica of ours! The one whose style is all her own…. The one who hasn’t mastered “Miss Manners” quite yet… The one whose got “schpunk”… and a wee bit of sass…(actually some days a whole lot of sass!) The chica…

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 Little Birdie Wants to Tell You…

March 21, 2018 Linny Saunders10 Comments

Our gorgeous Birdie wants to tell you something and she’s pretty excited about it too! Actually Birdie wants to tell the whole world this: Today is World Down Syndrome Day and she is soooooo happy to be alive!! Yup! World Down Syndrome Day was set in 2012 to remind the entire world of the infinite…

For Four Days in January

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Last night I told the kids, get ready – it’s picture time! If we didn’t hurry, we would miss it! And I just have to have a chronicle of this monumental event (for us) each year! Our beautiful girl turned 12 the 1st of January. She loves. It’s that simple. Oh how she loves. Since…

And Then It Won an EMMY

October 28, 2017 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Last December I think I mentioned that our family was asked to participate in an interview with the KTVK-3 news station here in Phoenix regarding our church‘s over-the-top, incredibly wonderful special needs ministry – In His Image. We were thrilled at this privilege and had a emotional time sharing what the ministry means to our…

Birdie’s Gift

October 26, 2017 Linny Saunders10 Comments

In celebration of National Down Syndrome Awareness month, we share a bit about our own Down Syndrome gift – Miss Birdie. ****** Once upon a time, our little Birdie was being knit together in her mother’s womb. By God’s great knowledge, love and mercy, as the miracle of life unfolded our sweet little baby girl…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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