Defend the Orphan – Who To Call and/or Write

November 25, 2009 Linny Saunders20 Comments

Please write and/or call Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Email: HarpeS@parl.gc.ca phone: (613) 992-4211 AND Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: email: KenneJ@parl.gc.ca phone: (613) 992-2235 Here’s what to say: You have been following friends through the adoption process and are concerned that the doors for adopted children from foreign countries are being closed by Canada. North Americans…

A Few More Thoughts

November 21, 2009 Linny Saunders58 Comments

Elizabeth and Elijah are recouping from strep. Liberty is throwing up. Dw went for a little while to work on the house. He’s back and he, Tyler and Graham are watching college football. (Sarah’s gone shopping with her sisters and mom.) That’s all Tyler wanted to do when he came home. Watch football with his…

A Favor

November 20, 2009 Linny Saunders28 Comments

If one were to go back and read thru A Place Called Simplicity, you would find (I think) that there was only one other time that I have asked for a favor. On July 21st I wrote what I entitled Would You Help Me Please? In that post I shared about my sweet bloggy friend,…

Memorial Box Monday – MOST Exciting News THIS Parent Could Hear From Our Grown Kids

November 9, 2009 Linny Saunders77 Comments

This is a Memorial Box Monday story to beat all stories for this mama. And if you can’t hear the Yippee Jesus screaming coming thru your computer then open your windows cause you’ll probably hear me all the way from over here in Colorado!!! About two weeks ago Abi texted me. She wanted to know…

Three More Orphans Have Forever Family

November 1, 2009 Linny Saunders12 Comments

When Dw, Emma and Graham were taking the Missions Team to Africa this past May/June we had opened the trip to bloggy friends, if they wanted to join in. Several did!! Dw and the kids loved getting to know these sweet folks. The team served in Ssenge Village at the African Hearts home there. They…

What If My Family Isn’t Really Into “It”?

October 23, 2009 Linny Saunders99 Comments

I receive tons of emails each week (which I love getting, by the way) from many of you. With all my little cherubs I am unable to answer them all (although I often try like crazy!). Every now and then though there is a sudden recurring question in the emails and when that happens I…

Single? Married? Exactly How To Pay for An Adoption?

September 3, 2009November 18, 2015 Linny Saunders79 Comments

Rumbling around in my heart for weeks and it’s time to share some thoughts. Grab a cup of coffee (if yours works I am trying so hard not to be jealous)….and read on. The Memorial Box Monday post on Tuesday produced an onslaught of emails…..and I wrote a post a few weeks ago entitled,…

Isaiah Walks Publicly at 5K Run for Orphans

August 31, 2009 Linny Saunders82 Comments

Many years ago the Lord gave Dw a dream of people running/walking to raise money for the orphans of our world. Our first 5K for the orphans we actually started was Run for Hope as we pastored in Virginia. This past week-end was our 2nd Annual 5K River Run for Orphans. People join in from…

Should A Single Woman Adopt?

August 21, 2009November 9, 2015 Linny Saunders118 Comments

It’s 2:10 AM and I have not been able to sleep. I knew this question was churning all day in my heart for a reason!! This question has come up so many times, and even more so with the post the other day about our treasure Elizabeth, that I just had to address it publicly….

Elizabeth

August 19, 2009 Linny Saunders46 Comments

Elizabeth was just in the shower. I had come to the kitchen to tell some of the other kids something. I heard her start to cry. I had just been in there…weird! So I ran to see what was wrong. She had cut her thumb on the remains of the shower door stuck in the…

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Place Called Simplicity

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