Suddenly, It’s Almost Time….

February 1, 2012 Linny Saunders71 Comments

Ever had to wait for something? The fun stuff is a different wait then the wait for the not-so-fun stuff. But none-the-less, both are a period of waiting… Ever had to wait so long that you began to wonder if it was ever gonna’ come? Ya’ know how it is… I can remember when I…

News From the Boss-man

January 26, 2012 Linny Saunders12 Comments

After seeing and reading many of your comments the boss-man made an announcement: “Linny, you cannot possibly give away just one Memorial Box…. You have to give away a few….” So there you have it. He’s forcing me to scour Phoenix for Memorial Boxes and well, I couldn’t be happier. So the hunt is on,…

Luring and Lurkdom

January 26, 2012 Linny Saunders15 Comments

Okay. So yesterday I wrote about the Memorial Box giveaway and kind of harassed a whole bunch of you quiet folks…. I honestly didn’t mean to harass you out of the shadows. Truly, I didn’t. Well maybe I thought a couple of you would come moseying out! But I definitely did not expect just…

Mommy’s Big Helper

December 29, 2011 Linny Saunders16 Comments

We’re having some sweet friends come for a big breakfast this morning. Dw said he would help me with making all the stuff. {He is not one who spends much time in the kitchen.} I said we needed 10 eggs put in the bowl. I then said, “Could you put the eggs in the bowl?”…

A Chick-Fil-A Surprise….

December 10, 2011 Linny Saunders18 Comments

Last week we took off to do a little exploring. We ended up a ChickFilA {I know, shocker!} The sweet girl who was a PR rep for Chick-Fil-A was bringing us the food after ordering. She asked about how many kids we had?? I said, “11”. She got all excited, “Do you have those…

Although I’m Not Allowed…

December 8, 2011 Linny Saunders35 Comments

to post on our Place Called Simplicity the news that I have been dying to tell my bloggy friends for m.o.n.t.h.s. I guess it probably would be all right to say that “Mimi is tickled pink that I can finally {sort of} share the news on Facebook.”

The Incredible Power of Prayer

November 22, 2011 Linny Saunders16 Comments

Ruby was the most like herself that she has been since she entered the hospital 2.5 weeks ago. She was cooing and smiling…. and then right out of the blue Ruby asked if we could take some fun pictures and post them on her Sp*cial Ops hero big brother’s Facebook wall {she’s heard so much about him…

Girls Win {ummm, well of course they did}

September 10, 2011 Linny Saunders8 Comments

Always good to have a little friendly competition. You know that song, “Girls just gotta’ have fun?” When we had to spend the night in a hotel on the trip, we always do two rooms: daddy and the boys in one; the girls and I in the other. {Liberty and I in a queen…

Mimi’s Joy

July 11, 2011 Linny Saunders10 Comments

This living 1,000 miles away from my grandbaby is so very not-fun 99.9% of the time, BUT The other day Abigail texted me this video: Finn saying “Mimi” for the first time {and Mimi was the happiest Mimi on the entire North American continent, no doubt!} And yes, sweet friends, I am the only…

She Ain’t Heavy, She’s His Daughter

July 9, 2011 Linny Saunders16 Comments

Last week the beautiful Colorado National Forest was screamin’ our names and we just had to go. I lined all our current kids {minus Autumn who had to work} from oldest to youngest {left to right}. Emma, Graham, S, L, Liberty, A, Jubilee, Isaiah, Elizabeth and Elijah. Can’t ya’ just picture Ruby Grace in…

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Place Called Simplicity

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