Our Boatload of Dreams.....
Welcome to Our Place Called Simplicity.
We invite you into our lives with one goal in mind: that you would be encouraged to live simply and truly love one another.
Married for 33 years, we are the parents of many. Eleven {so far} children. Eight of whom are adopted. We also have four sons and a daughter that we are parents of in Uganda as well. They were raised on the streets and had no parents until we "adopted" them 3+ years ago. So we really have sixteen children total {with more on the way}.
After 7+ weeks in Uganda, Emma {18} and I recently returned to the United States with our newest addition - a baby girl named Ruby Grace. Dw and Emma were leading a missions team in June 2011 where they had the privilege of meeting Ruby - a tiny 11 month old gem weighing only 6 lbs.
Our oldest daughter Abigail and her husband finally{!} allowed us the privilege of being Mimi and Jaja by bringing us our very first grand baby {from Uganda}...making us now, officially, a multi-generational adoptive family. Proof that adoption is a very, very good thing!
We've had the privilege of adopting our treasures from all over the world, some dubbed "special needs" we are convinced that the only TRUE special need a child has is to have a family.
Our peers are empty nesters, but we are certain that given this option to any orphan - "old mom and dad" or "no mom and dad", all would still vote for the old ones. So here we are - the old ones....doing it again....
If you are need of encouragement or wonder if God is able to move your mountain, please head over to the sidebar where Special Posts are listed. Start at Our Wild Adventure Part 1. You will be reminded of Almighty God's deep love for the orphan and how He will move mountains on their behalf....we call Him the Miracle-Working, Mountain-Moving, Awe-Inspiring, Gasp-Giving God!! Yippee Jesus!!
I am humbled beyond words and ever so grateful that the Lord is fulfilling a promise He gave me way back in 1982..."making the barren woman to be at home - the joyful mother of children" (Psalms 113:9). How I praise His name!!
5. being able to hit Dunkin Donuts while the Quiz kids were still here....yummm!!
7. New Chucks?? (We used to call them Converse.) 
8. An extra-special day of antique store shopping with my Emma Joy - hunting for the PERFECT Memorial Box for one of you my dear, sweet bloggy friends!! =) (*giggle*)
9. Kids pretending to sleep, followed by peels of giggles. 
10. The most spectacular fog covering over the homes below a couple of mornings ago...
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15 Simply Sweet Words:
Hi Linn, I've been reading your blog for a while, but only got a blog of my own a few days ago, so this is my first time commenting. I just wanted to say that I love reading your blog, you are an inspiration, and I'm praying ceaselessly for you and your precious family.
Oh my gosh that trip to Dunkin Donuts was lots of fun to bad Anna ate all the donuts before anyone could have them:{ I'm sure they would have been really good!
Chucks? My family LOVES them ... but we call them "Chuck T's" (I guess they are Chuck Taylors.)
I think we have about 10 pair right now ...
Laurel :)
I'm thankful for YOU!
OK...and Dunkin doughnuts!
I'm thankful for YOU!
OK...and Dunkin doughnuts!
i love thankful thursdays:) thank you for being thakful for indoor plumbing, as so many people forget.
the donuts made me drool a little...
:) love from Uganda
Linn, I have been reading your blog since the fire so that I could stay updated for prayer requests. Mark and I continue to pray for all of you. We were at the house helping out the day you found "the shoes" but we had left at 1:00 and you must have found them after we left. This is the first I heard about them! Praise God it is a precious story. I love the memorial box idea. Mark and I have many stories but I thought with us being empty nesters, It's too late to start one. But then I realized someday there will be grandkids to tell these stories to. So I am going to start a Memorial Box too! I love your Blog it keeps me encouraged. Also Last Sadder-Day when you and Dw were struggling God had you heavy on my heart and I prayed for you all day. I love you guys. Michelle S.
I'm thankful for you Linn. For your spunk and gentle spirit. I'm thankful for those little ones that you've been blessed with. Everytime I see their smiles, it touches my heart.
I'm thankful for God's amazing grace.
Continued prayers...
As I celebrated what would have been my mom's 60th birthday this past Monday, I was reminded of the prayer she prayed when she was diagnosed with cancer the first time--I was nine--she begged God to let her live to see me through adolescence. Her cancer came back and she went to be with Jesus in November 2007, when I was 22 years old. How blessed am I to have had an extra 13 years with such a beautiful Godly woman. I am thankful that He is faithful to us!
I'm thankful for you and DW allowing us to watch you walk through this valley with complete and utterly abandoned faith in God. It is truly breathtaking to watch. And I am so thankful you all have a rental home!!! Oh and I am also thankful for Donuts, though we don't have Dunkin' but have the Krispy variety! :)))
I am thankful for you and your family. I am thankful that you have allowed us to follow your journey. I appreciate your openness and honesty. I am also thankful for your shoe miracle. Wow, when I read about the miracle God provided for you I had chills. God is so into the details of our lives. He knew the significance of the shoes and He chose to protect them and restore them to you. I am also thankful for naptime especially when a certain 3 year old decided that sleep last night was highly overrated!
Hugs,
Robin
Dear Linn,
I, too, am thankful for you and Dwight and your big beautiful family. I am thankful that you are safe and warm and together. I am thankful that through all you have endured, you continue to take comfort in the Lord and to praise Him and that through you and your family, His light shines so brightly.
With Much Love,
Amy
I am so thankful that you are FINALLY in a rental. I am so thankful that already God is using your story to touch the hearts of many. Your faith is incredible.
I am so thankful for the gift of my children. I am thankful that God has us on a journey. I am praising God for the freedom we have in Christ!
Thankful for you, Linny.
LOVE the picture of the shoes :)
Blessings, Lisa C.
I am thankful for your blog which never fails to give me a glimpse of Jesus. And today I am so thankful for adult chldren who are choosing to follow hard after God, and grandchildren whose hearts are soft toward God. I am most thankful for my 7-year old grandson who told his parents what God had been showing him about God's path for his life, as he's been reading Exodus. (Yep - his words!) What would God show a 7 year old about what He wants for his path for life? Courage and strength! WOW! That's what I'm thankful for today!
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