A Video Of Our Family….

February 2, 2009 Linny Saunders32 Comments

Unbeknownst to us, as soon as the fire happened an undercurrent began to have ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover build us a new home. We found out about this a couple days after the fire. We were humbled and brought to floods of tears. Interestingly enough, EHM is our favorite TV show and it is the…

Isaiah Samuel Turns FIVE

February 1, 2009 Linny Saunders40 Comments

Elijah’s birthday is January 25th and three days later it is Isaiah’s big day….Isaiah came home to us from China in August of 2007. It was an amazing story of our Miracle-Working, Mountain-Moving, Awe-Inspiring, Gasp-Giving God….if you missed reading how he came home and how God parted the Red Sea (literally) head over to the…

Thankful Thursday – Bloggy Friends – WOW – Unbelievable!!!

January 30, 2009 Linny Saunders27 Comments

This Thankful Thursday I have to give the Lord a gigantic, gargantuan, enormous amount of thankfulness for Bloggy Friends Far and Near….You guys are unbelievable….we have begun to receive cards and boxes from around the country and truthfully, we were shocked!! Once the initial shock of your love for us settled in we feel abundantly…

Hanging (literally) Around the Hotel Room

January 29, 2009 Linny Saunders39 Comments

Bitter winds? 7 Degree Temperatures? No playground? How ’bout a luggage cart from the hotel in our room?

To Answer Some of Your Questions

January 28, 2009 Linny Saunders36 Comments

Just thought I would share a few answers to the questions some have been asking and also a few prayer requests…. We have not yet found a place to rent. The kitchen in the photos of Elijah’s birthday are taken here in our hotel room, which includes a little kitchenette. It has saved us money…

Elijah Muller Turns TWO – How Thankful We Are That You Are Here With Us

January 27, 2009 Linny Saunders46 Comments

To put it in the words of our precious friend Celestia (who came from Phoenix with her wonderful husband Steve to spend time with us): “Elijah Muller – We will always remember how God saved your life two times in a one month.” Isaiah and Elizabeth fixing my hair for the photo op…. In perspective,…

The Yellow Ribbon Hangs Again (this time on our hotel door)

January 26, 2009 Linny Saunders46 Comments

Our oldest son has once again left for his depl*yment. He serves our country with great skill and we are extremely proud of him. Yet, his job puts him in great peril. With the house having just been destroyed by fire we are already under extreme stress. His depl*yment only compounds it all. This mama…

My Little Boyd Bear Collection

January 26, 2009 Linny Saunders17 Comments

I had a little B*yd Bear Collection. I just think Bears (and Snowmen) are about the sweetest thing around. Bears just say, “welcome” so appropriately. They are snuggly and each seem to have their own personality. Over the years Dw had given me some B*yd Bears. Not a glutonous amount, just enough to make our…

The Bathroom

January 25, 2009 Linny Saunders17 Comments

Just about 3 weeks ago I wrote a blog post about how we had solved the towel dilemna. You, my bloggy buddies, remember it I know….I was so tickled with the outcome and it was really working beautifully. Here are some “before” and “after” shots….. Right after Elijah and Elizabeth came home I wrote a…

The Hotel

January 25, 2009 Linny Saunders11 Comments

A friend and her family came to help with the clean-up from the fire. They were able to meet Elijah and Elizabeth. One night some of our friends ate with us also…JD, Irma, Isabella and Max…The pictures tell it all…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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