Grandma Gert Meets Jubilee

September 1, 2010 Linny Saunders26 Comments

One of my motivations for driving across the country with the kids was for Jubilee to meet her Grandma Gert. There is something about being able to say, “I met my grandma before she passed away” that just was really important to me. Grandma G has been so excited for her four newest grandchildren to…

Memorial Box Monday – The Table!!

August 30, 2010 Linny Saunders14 Comments

Oh my. Wait till you hear this Memorial Box Monday post. It just happened a few days ago and I am still giggling and grinning about it. How faithful God is and, my oh my, how He loves, loves, loves to surprise us!! And sometimes when He is showing us His love He does it…

Garden City, Kansas

August 28, 2010 Linny Saunders9 Comments

Yesterday morning we left the hotel in Blue Springs and headed straight to Starbucks. It was almost 10am. I had had a hard time getting movin’ and we were definitely lagging! Graham texted to ask where we were. I had just parked the car at Starbucks so I texted him that we were at the…

Playin’ on Silver Lake

August 27, 2010 Linny Saunders9 Comments

Tuesday we rented a boat and played on the lake that Dw had grown up on….and take a gander at that smile of his…you can see how much it ministered to his sweet soul….this man loves being on a boat probably most of all… Checkin’ out the water just as we start to take off…….

The Grand Canyon of the East

August 22, 2010 Linny Saunders19 Comments

Just a few miles from Dw’s childhood home is Letchworth State Park….it has been called the Grand Canyon of the East…and it is indeed, breathtaking.On our 3rd date, some 34+ years ago he drove me out to meet his mom and dad and then we took a picnic to this beautiful park… I so wish…

The Real Cottage

August 21, 2010 Linny Saunders15 Comments

If you’ve been hanging around A Place Called Simplicity for any length of time you might remember that when we bought the RV last year we were dreaming {albeit unrealistically} that it was going to be “our beloved cottage.” For all the years we lived in Western New York we had spent much of our…

American Girl Place Chicago, Illinois & Beyond….

August 20, 2010 Linny Saunders18 Comments

Chicago was awesome!! Love, love, love that city!! It won’t be our last time there – that’s for sure!! American Girl Place didn’t disappoint…. Check out the smiles! Elizabeth and Elijah got little African babiesand Jubilee and Isaiah found Asian babies…boys for the boys, so they can practice being good daddies…and girls for the girls…perfect!…

Next Stop – Whitey’s Arms!!

August 19, 2010 Linny Saunders15 Comments

Only have a minute…. I cannot access my email account because I don’t have wireless here and I can’t remember my password. ugh. I do see that that sweet hubby of mine has hacked the blog again. Good thing I love that guy so much and he is on his much-needed sabbatical….cause I was thinkin’…

Gothenburg, Nebraska

August 17, 2010 Linny Saunders27 Comments

Josh is on the trip with us….Emma can’t wait to have him meet her grandma and see New York….where we vacationed all the time when we pastored on the East coast… Graham hates having his picture taken…but this proves he’s with us….=) We drove in drizzling rain much of the day yesterday. The kids did…

One Mom & 8 kids & 2 Dogs = Crazy?

August 14, 2010 Linny Saunders37 Comments

Holly girlfriend, I went on blogger to monitor the comments late last night. When I read yours, I truly burst out laughing. Loud. Really loud. My kids, who had friends over, all turned. Thanks for the laugh Holly. No, we didn’t buy another RV. But you, my dear, were almost kind of close. *giggle* You…

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Place Called Simplicity

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