Memorial Box Monday – Surprises from the Lord – Elijah’s Prayer Team

July 20, 2009 Linny Saunders54 Comments

I have been praying about which Memorial Box Monday story to share this week. This is a beautiful story of how God works behind the scenes on our behalf….and every now and then He allows us a peak behind those scenes….just to show us how big and amazing He is!! Listen to this one…..When Emma,…

Update from Iowa City

July 2, 2009 Linny Saunders47 Comments

Once again, I typed a large updating post only to have the internet connection fail. I really am at the end of my gracious tolerance….enough is enough!! So to be as brief as possible: I just talked to Dw for a second. The doctor said some of his numbers are worse, a few are better…but…

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…

Life at Our Home

June 25, 2009 Linny Saunders19 Comments

Blogs serve all kinds of purposes including just letting your friends in on what’s going on at the house… The big kids finally crawled out of bed…..I just love having them home so it was hard to keep waiting for them to wake. I was tempted to let the little ones “play” outside their door,…

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)…

Grateful/Thankful Thursday – Six Months Ago Today!

June 18, 2009 Linny Saunders19 Comments

Six months ago TODAY we had the privilege of bringing home two of the sweetest little treasures in all the world….. The Trip HomeYes, I know Abigail that it is blurry….it was a long day…and long trip.. Breakfast at McDonald’s in the Netherlands (a first for these two little cherubs) Come on Emma – show…

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…

A Girl’s Gotta’ Do What A Girl’s Gotta Do….

June 4, 2009 Linny Saunders32 Comments

I sent Elizabeth in to lay on the bed so I could change her diaper. I came in to find this…. Yes, her sweet feet are dangling……. Her hands and arms all contorted – but sound asleep… Sweet baby girl……Who could ever imagine this treasure in a big orphanage for the rest of her life??…

Mother’s Day in Pictures

May 11, 2009 Linny Saunders25 Comments

Seven of my treasures…Missing Abi, Ryan, Tyler and JubileeJust the girls…..(missing Abi and Jubilee)

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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