The Blog

Todd and I enjoyed an entire Saturday at home this past weekend. With two sons getting married in the next month, it was a wonderful weekend to soak in one another before the wonderful weeks ahead place some extra commitments on our plate. By Saturday...

Rock-a-Bye-Baby, from Deer Acres, Pinconning, MI made the trip to her new home today. My Grandpa and Grandma, Ernie and Eleanore Cederberg, created Deer Acres, a beautiful Storybook Park, in 1958. Many of you visited the park when you were children, so you know what...

“Is this really all there is,” she said to me as she evalutated her marriage.  “The spark is gone,” another person added. So often couples glance over at their spouse, and wonder where the fun, excitement, anticipation…the list goes on… went in their marriage. When...

As the sun shines brightly in my window today, my mind takes me back to the first Good Friday. I sit reading the crucifixion story in my Bible, and I can’t help but feel anger and gratitude simultaneously. Although neither of those words quite touch...

“If you turn left here, we will get there more quickly.”  “No, I drive this all the time, this way is quicker.” “I just drove this yesterday, and it is quicker if you turn left.”  Voice inflections change. Eyes roll. The mood of the trip...

As I exited the middle school locker room, I heard the teacher holler out the words I hated most during gym class. “Everyone line up on the sideline. We are going to pick teams for….insert kickball, dodgeball, softball, or about any other sport.” My shy...