The Miracle of Ruby – Part 1

June 12, 2012 Linny Saunders70 Comments

This powerful story is lengthy, so I have decided to divide it into two parts. It is a vivid reminder of the mighty hand of God. But it is also a very personal and private story. A sacred story, if you will. A story that I do not share lightly. I have literally spent months…

I Admit, I Did Say it Rather Loudly on Purpose

June 5, 2012 Linny Saunders62 Comments

With Dw and Emma leading the team in Uganda and Savannah and Graham at worship practice, ol’ Mother Hubbard headed to the grocery store to fill her cupboards with six of the cutest little treasures in tow. Elizabeth kept saying, “Mom, we look like a train, don’t we?” “Yes, girly-girl, a train indeed.” They took turns…

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…

Walkin’ Thru Our Neighborhood

May 18, 2012 Linny Saunders13 Comments

The other morning Ruby, Elijah and I were able to take an early morning walk. Although I have long dreamed of living in Phoenix, we have not been here enough, nor had I looked around enough to notice that the desert is full of stunning flowers! Elijah and I took a few pictures for those…

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…

Let’s Make a Deal

April 20, 2012 Linny Saunders34 Comments

Does anyone remember the game show “Let’s Make a Deal?” It was my favorite tv show when I was young. I used to daydream about being on it. If you remember it, then you will remember the host saying, “Carol Marol standing at door number…” Anyway, we have our own little “Carol Marol”…except her…

Our Saturday Morning…

April 15, 2012 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Liberty’s basketball season is over so we decided to hit up some yard sales as a family. Coffee in hand we headed out. One stop: donuts {a rare treat – but we were celebratin’ and we couldn’t help ourselves} Emmy, Savannah & Liberty {in the background} were actin’ rather rowdy. This mama loves makin’ these…

Cerebral Palsy

April 11, 2012 Linny Saunders62 Comments

For those who watched the video clip yesterday, you heard that Ruby has had yet another diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy. I hadn’t shared that with you my bloggy friends yet, because we just weren’t quite ready. Truthfully, we just had to kind of get used to it all. Over the last few months we had…

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…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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