Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum...

Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum are located in Dearborn, just a short distance from our home. Last Saturday, our church invited ESL students, families, and teachers for a day at this extensive museum complex. It was rather drizzly, but we still had a lovely time exploring the exhibits.

I found my tractor!

Heading from the farm to the glassworks.

Beautiful horses!

Riaan and Eliza meet the horses.

A little play about the Detroit Market.

The water mill.

Exploring antique furniture at the Henry Ford Museum.

The actual chair in which Lincoln was seated when he was assassinated in 1865.

The famous Rosa Parks bus from Montgomery, Alabama. 

Running from this low-flying Douglas DC-3!

Eastern Market Proteas...

We visited the Eastern Market again last weekend and came across these beautiful protea wreaths! They were too expensive to buy, but were absolutely amazing. 

The King Protea is the prominent flower (top right) in this display, which is South Africa's national flower and the emblem of most South African sports teams, including cricket, soccer, and rugby.

Candace did find some pretty living flowers for our garden. :)

Late Spring Flowers...

Candace's flowers are blooming nicely in the beautiful late spring weather in Metro Detroit!

Here's the columbine in our back garden...

And a lovely purple iris...

Even the chives are putting on an attractive display!

Church ESL Lunch...

About once a month our church hosts a meal after the service. This past Sunday, the ESL students joined us for a time of connection and fellowship over a delicious bring-and-share lunch. I love community events like this!

A lovely time of fellowship over lunch.

Mercy Ships Reunion at the Eastern Market...

Last Friday, I found out that fellow Mercy Shippers, Aaron and Jenn, would be in Detroit. Candace was out of town, but the children and I headed to meet them at the Eastern Market on Saturday morning, 16th May.

I've known Jenn since we first served together in the Liberia 2008 Field Service, and she met her husband Aaron on the ship in Sierra Leone in 2011. It was amazing to see these friends for the first time in about 14 years. And like with most Mercy Ships friendships, the conversations came incredibly easily, as if no time had passed. :)

It was a beautiful morning in Detroit.

Mother's Day 2026...

Mother's Day was celebrated on Sunday, 10th May, here in America. We headed to church and then later in the day went on an adventure to Lake St. Clair. We walked at a local park in Grosse Pointe Farms. It was lovely to feel the lake breeze and see the calm waters of Lake St. Clair.

We are so thankful for all the amazing mothers in our lives!

The beautiful sheltered marina.

The harbour entry.

The beautiful waters of Lake St. Clair.

So fun to have adventures with this crew.

Candace and our children. So thankful for her!

Detroit Riverfront Walk...

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon walk last Saturday, wandering along the Detroit Riverfront and watching the marine traffic sail past. :) It's always good to see the river on a beautiful late-spring day. The photo at left is of Windsor, Ontario, a short distance away.

The Diamond Queen, a sightseeing boat, moored at Milliken State Park.

The Renaissance Center at right.

Canada Steamship Lines' M/V Spruceglen sails along the Detroit River.

Canada goose on its nest in the rocks by the river.

Love adventuring with this crew!