We Couldn’t Imagine…

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Last week our Jubilee had to go for some very extensive testing. After a couple of hours of being there Dw phoned me to see how it was going. I told him a little about it all and before long he was choking back tears as he spoke, “I hate that she has to have…

Jubilee’s Four {Very Long-Awaited} Words

December 5, 2018 Linny Saunders7 Comments

This Jubilee-girl of ours is full of surprises!! And last night she gave me the greatest surprise of all! But first…. After Jubilee came home we met with a geneticist from Denver Children’s (we were senior pastoring in Colorado at the time). At the initial meeting the geneticist actually wondered if she had Down syndrome…

I Sure Hope So!!

November 7, 2018November 10, 2018 Linny Saunders13 Comments

Pretty sure everyone in the country has got to be relieved that Election Day is over – we sure are!! Whew. Recently I was asked to write monthly for the ministry No Hands But Ours. Each month after they share my post, I will share it here as well. Our prayer is that God uses…

She’s 16, She’s so Beautiful and She’s Ours

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Linny Saunders64 Comments

The picture above that stole our hearts. We needed her! (We think she and Birdie look a lot alike!) This was an “update picture” we received during the long adoption process. She was so thin! And during the adoption process we lost our home to a fire. It set us back actually an entire…

“I Don’t Wanna'”

February 21, 2017February 25, 2017 Linny Saunders8 Comments

I have to share a story of something that happened with our sweet Jubilee recently. Now I realize the thought of adopting a “lifer” is scary to many. The picture of empty-nesting, carefree travel and retirement can sound so luring, appealing and divine. But friends, every day I say to myself, “I could have missed…

The Sweet Life of Uncle Mark

July 13, 2016 Linny Saunders62 Comments

For those who have been hanging around our Place Called Simplicity for a few years you will remember Uncle Mark. He is Dw’s oldest brother. Most will remember that back in 2010 Uncle Mark came to live with us in Colorado. Dw and I had talked from the time we were first married of him…

Naomi’s Been Found

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Linny Saunders14 Comments

The Lord does the most amazing things and some days it is completely mind-boggling to imagine how He does it!! On Leap Year day, I shared some thoughts as I was heading to get our little Pearl. As I was finishing up the post, I wrote this: Many years ago, probably almost 50, when I…

Could She Really Be 12 Already?

December 27, 2013 Linny Saunders74 Comments

Four years ago Christmas Eve Emma and I arrived at home in Colorado with our precious girl…. Jubilee Promise Jubilee would turn 8 years old two days later {the day after Christmas} and weighed a whopping 27 pounds. 8 years old and 27 pounds I still can hardly fathom how frail she was. Our girl…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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