Grateful/Thankful Thursday – oh so much to be thankful for!!

June 25, 2009 Linny Saunders22 Comments

Today I’m grateful for the promises of God – – – – God ALWAYS keeps His promises!! Always! I’m grateful that we could take our big married/almost married kids to dinner Tuesday night. We asked them where they wanted to go and Tyler kept saying, “Subw*y!” He then said that he was going to pout…

Isaiah – Surgery

June 24, 2009 Linny Saunders26 Comments

Yesterday I drove to Greeley with Isaiah and we saw Dr. Hatch. He is really, truly, one of most compassionate, gentle, and kind doctors I have ever met. He is so easy talk to. His staff is exceptionally kind. Dr. Hatch has decided not to do Isaiah’s surgery but instead has made an appointment for…

Happy Daddy’s Day Whitey!!!

June 21, 2009 Linny Saunders14 Comments

Whitey ~~~ Not many 53 year old men who already have EIGHT children would call from the opposite side of the world (Uganda) and say, “How big are your arms Linny?” But you did! You had just signed papers to bring me our one year old son (Elijah) and our 2 year old daughter (Elizabeth)…

A Really Exciting Surprise….

June 13, 2009 Linny Saunders28 Comments

We have a really exciting surprise that we just learned about THIS morning when a phone call came in. We then had to go to the land to do some things….we ate lunch there too. We came home and were sitting out back a few minutes ago and Dw said, “Have you blogged about our…

Daddy, Emma and Graham are home…Yippee Jesus!!

June 10, 2009 Linny Saunders22 Comments

On a whim I decided it would be really fun to surprise the Uganda team at the airport in Albuquerque four hours (one way) away. I asked Josh and Anna Quiz to go along and they were stoked! My plan: a few minutes into the trip break out the lunch I had packed….eat along the…

Thankful/Grateful Thursday

June 10, 2009 Linny Saunders7 Comments

It’s that time again, but I have to first mention some really wonderful things that I am grateful and thankful for. After hearing Emma wanted to take Beanie Babies many, many boxes arrived from you – our sweet bloggy friends. Each box that arrived was just put aside in a pile for Emma by whichever…

From Dw in London, England

June 9, 2009 Linny Saunders31 Comments

When I awoke this AM the following letter was in my ebox….Dw asked if I wanted to post it on A Place Called Simplicity….(I knew you would love to read what my man had to say about the trip….and I was wrong…time zone challenged, delirious, post-menopausal or something, but they are coming home TONIGHT!! I…

An Africa Story – Hot Off the Press

June 6, 2009 Linny Saunders29 Comments

For many, many years we have read YWAM Biographies written by Janet and Geoff Benge. They are some of the best books we have ever read – EVER! I often have read one of their books aloud to our family on long trips as we drive down the road. On more than one occasion we…

Memorial Box Monday – A Treasure Found

June 1, 2009 Linny Saunders22 Comments

We had such a wonderful miracle of answered prayer the other day that I just had to share it this Memorial Box Monday. I love these God-sized stories of His complete faithfulness – and how He surprises us with very, very, good things – when we least expect it!! If you are new to A…

Any Guesses?

May 30, 2009 Linny Saunders42 Comments

There are some VERY exciting things happening in Uganda – one of which I burst into tears crying with hysterical joy when I heard….. but I can’t tell you yet…….any guesses? The team has planted 359 trees of the 1500 so far. They will serve as a protective/privacy barrier around the African Hearts little boys…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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