Giggly Memories Are Made of This

December 1, 2013 Linny Saunders7 Comments

Yes, we would be *that* family. The ones who have gone for 36 years to hunt for our Christmas tree in any woods or tree farm we could find. There have been only two exceptions in the 36 years. Once was back in 1983 and I was seriously ill. I ended up in a…

She’s Dancing with Jesus Now, Yet We Grieve

November 6, 2013 Linny Saunders7 Comments

Some of you might remember that back in March 2012 Dw flew home to see his mom just before she passed. Emma, who had free flight privileges at the time, couldn’t bear the thought of daddy being there alone, so she flew to join him. On one of the evenings in Dw’s home town…

What Are You Doing Tomorrow?

November 3, 2013 Linny Saunders4 Comments

There once was a young boy who had lived on the streets…. And once upon a time, I asked him how it was that he ended up on the streets. I had spent a great deal of time loving on this young man, so even though I felt comfortable asking him his story, I was…

Lit Matches Under Our Nails

October 18, 2013 Linny SaundersLeave a comment

The other day the kids good friend Connor texted me to ask if he could come over and bring some things that the kids could ‘work on’ to send to our favorite girl? Such intense concentration needed…. And a ton of loved is packed in it all… for our all-time favorite faraway girl. And soon it…

This Girl

October 8, 2013 Linny Saunders18 Comments

As the time here is drawing to a close, it is with a true pain in my heart that I think of leaving. After the team left there was a night I just couldn’t sleep, much was on my mind. Maybe I was groggy, but every few minutes I would count how many days remained…

Many Hands…

September 21, 2013 Linny Saunders1 Comment

Today we headed to lend a hand with whatever needed to be done… Auntie Emma visits often and they were thrilled she had arrived! The second they saw our vehicle they were jumping up and down. Had I known their response, I would have tried to video them… They are all lovable little treasures. Their…

20 Years Ago Today…

August 26, 2013 Linny Saunders10 Comments

Twenty years ago today started out to be an average Thursday in August. We were pastoring in Virginia, living on 21 acres of rolling countryside in a home we had just built. Abi was 10, Tyler was 7, Autumn nearly 4 and Emma was just 5-1/2 weeks old. I remember as I showered that morning,…

Let’s GO Together

August 10, 2013 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Does your heart break over the orphan crisis? Let’s GO Together. Is adventure something you crave? Let’s GO Together. Wonder what it would be like to feed the street orphans? Let’s GO Together. Think it would be a beautiful thing to serve along a missionary? Let’s GO Together. Long to make your days count. Let’s…

Progress

July 3, 2013 Linny Saunders2 Comments

Two weeks ago I shared a “yukky” story about a little orphan boy whose finger was eaten by a rat as he slept in his orphanage home. I asked for help to build a dorm for these little treasures…. a dorm that would be safe from rats and rodents and even slithery things. A generous…

A Beautiful Glimpse

June 28, 2013 Linny Saunders11 Comments

I often wonder how moms ever survived when their children went off to serve in foreign countries in years past. Before there was internet, cell phones Skype and Face time. Having read dozens of missionary biographies over the years, I always stood amazed at the courage of missionary’s moms. How grateful I am that I live…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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