34 Years Ago Today

August 12, 2012 Linny Saunders46 Comments

Thirty-four years ago today Dw and I stood before about a hundred friends and family and promised to spend the rest of our lives together. Little did we know the bumps, turns and unexpected events that the ensuing years would hold that bliss filled day many years ago. But what a ride it’s been!…

What We’re Thinkin’

July 29, 2012 Linny Saunders2 Comments

May We {please} Come By For a Little Visit?

December 23, 2011 Linny Saunders27 Comments

So I’ve been thinking about you a lot. Yes, you! All of you. Some I’ve had the privilege of hugging your neck. {Some have even come to help us move in!} Some I know through your comments, in fact I know you better from your blogger profile name then your real name! Some have gone…

Surprises This Thanksgiving….

November 25, 2011August 15, 2016 Linny Saunders13 Comments

Thanksgiving this year was such a beautiful day. Dw and the kids came up early so we could watch the parade together {just like we do at home} and then we watched Green Bay {Graham’s long time favorite team}. Dw had gotten a new puzzle for all of us to work on since we are…

An Open Love Letter to My Sweet Husband

August 12, 2011 Linny Saunders40 Comments

Whitey, would you have ever guessed that 33 years ago TODAY when we stood before our family and friends at Amherst Baptist Church in Tonawanda, New York that 33 years later we would be bringing home a sweet baby girl and precious 10 year old girl making that officially number 11 and 12? Dear best…

Karl & Autumn – A Few Weeks Ago

July 30, 2011 Linny Saunders20 Comments

Just about two weeks prior to the accident {on the 4th of July} Karl and Autumn went to the Pagosa Springs parade. When I saw this picture for the first time, I noticed how his hand is clearly and tightly wrapped on her shoulder…. always figured that was a man’s way of sayin’…. “Yup, she’s…

Thankful….

July 4, 2011 Linny Saunders7 Comments

Thankful for America: The Land of the FREE Because of the Brave. * * * * A little town nearby… Blue Star Moms and their families walking together…. Honoring our children who have sacrificed their freedom to protect ours…. {We carry pictures of those whose families are unable to attend to carry them themselves….} {the…

Memorial Box Monday – A Giveaway – It’s VALENTINES DAY

February 15, 2011 Linny Saunders20 Comments

Memorial Box Monday – where we remember. Give thanks. Acknowledge just what God has done for us. Celebrate His provision, protection, and power! But today we’re going to do something a little different. It’s Valentine’s Day – so let’s have a little sweet bloggy celebration! Wanna? Here’s how it works. I won TWO…

Almost Forgot…..

December 28, 2010 Linny Saunders10 Comments

A few days before Christmas Dw was contacted asking if we would be interested in being interviewed for an article in our town’s newspaper about parents with kids depl*yed during Christmas. We loved the idea!! Dw and I met up with the reporter in Starbucks one afternoon and spent about an hour with her. …

Merry Christmas from Our Colorado Mountain Home….

December 26, 2010 Linny Saunders19 Comments

We start every Christmas morning with all the kids lining up on the stairs before they are allowed down to open their stockings….and every year we love seeing how the kids have grown!! Abi and Ryan and Finn spent the night last night. They were here for a little while and then went to Ryan’s…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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