Texas, Oklahoma & Missouri

July 17, 2012 Linny Saunders4 Comments

The hotel in Amarillo was wonderful. Kind of funny that after leaving I got a message from a bloggy friend who said that she had gotten a text message from a friend traveling who had sat next to a family at breakfast at the hotel she was staying at. She said that the family had…

If You See Our Van…

July 14, 2012 Linny Saunders89 Comments

This family of 14, well, actually just eleven Cross country will surely soon be a-headin’ Oh, and the dogs, there will be two Couldn’t leave them behind or they’d be blue. Not exactly sure of the proposed route, But if you should see our big ol’ crazy van, please don’t hesitate to give us…

Speaking of Weddings….

June 3, 2012 Linny Saunders4 Comments

Speaking of weddings… Last week when we were in Colorado for Autumn’s bridal shower, Dw had the privilege of doing a wedding for a sweet young orphan loving couple named Jessie and Courtney. They had been to Uganda on a GO Team with Emmy and Dw and Jessie actually proposed on that trip! He got…

He Keeps His Promises

May 13, 2012 Linny Saunders19 Comments

I have titled this blog post about a dozen times. I just can’t find the right words to convey all that I’m feeling today. Because today is my most favorite day {bar none} of the year: Mother’s Day Overflowing delight at the privilege of being called Mom by so many. No doubt, many of you…

It’s Liberty’s Turn…{and a Special Surprise!}

May 12, 2012 Linny Saunders80 Comments

What a day we had yesterday~ I love surprises. True surprises. And we sure had one… But first, it was {finally} her turn: The daughter, Who loves the orphan and dreams of someday spending her life working alongside her sister {and best friend}, Emma, in Uganda, Whose laid back personally doesn’t get ruffled about much…

Whew

May 3, 2012 Linny Saunders29 Comments

Today we were able to take Dw, Graham and Liberty to see the house I submitted the offer on. I still can’t believe I did it without him. I realized I should of had it on my “bucket list”…. You know something like: 727. Put an offer in on a new family home while sweet…

Wait No More….

May 2, 2012 Linny Saunders51 Comments

Your guesses made Emmy and I giggle and laugh all evening and morning. Tons of you thought I got a tattoo. I know we are not ever supposed to say “never”… {ya’ know “never say never”} but if I ever got a tattoo you would know that I was drugged, dragged off and forced…

They Already Put it on You Tube…..

April 11, 2012 Linny Saunders64 Comments

Although we would rather they referred to our kids as we do {Special Needs}…the piece is a beautiful reminder of the plight of the 163,000,000 orphans and the faithfulness of God in providing a rescue for our littlest treasure. How we praise His name for continuing to spread the message in ways we couldn’t have…

My Mom-in-Love and My Mom

April 2, 2012 Linny Saunders54 Comments

I started our Place Called Simplicity just because I love to write and thought it would be nice to chronicle life’s journey for my family. My hope was that one day they would would read to it to their children and get to know their Mimi who loved them so much. Somehow the Lord had…

Memorial Box Monday: Candy From a Stranger

March 19, 2012 Linny Saunders8 Comments

Today’s Memorial Box story I have never told although it happened about 10 years ago. In fact most people outside our family have never heard it. It is a story of God’s miraculous protection! Many years ago, we were on a family trip. and were very far from home. We had stopped…

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Place Called Simplicity

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