The Motor City is part of us, the rest of Michigan and it's really important that those of us who live outside of it understand what's happening there.  Freep needs to be encouraged in their coverage of life inside the city.

In blog posts, I've often referred to my wife as super-wife, to my daughter as super-daughter and occasionally super-pumpkin and my son as super-son.  I don't do it all the time, but I do it often.

Why?

I'm excited about my family.  They're "super" as a group and they're "super" as individuals.  I've done some neat stuff in my life, met some outstanding people and been to some unusual places.  It would be an impressive list by most people's standards.

But, when I'm sitting back in my easy chair drinking my Biggby's Traversey City Cherry coffee, what makes me smile the most is my family.  Yes.  Yes and yes.  Especially my super-wife and my super-kids, including my super-son-in-law and my super unborn grandchild.

And, I believe in a super-God who has a super-Son too.  And, I can get excited about both in a super-sized way.  

For any of my friends who are concerned about my enthusiasm for using the word "super" as it relates to my family, I have a super-suggestion.  Metamucil.  They need to loosen up.

Radio Bible Class in Grand Rapids says in their Our Daily Bread that today's the day--Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church--to lift them up in our conversations with God.  Wherever there's the potential for that kind of persecution to happen, I promise that I will pray for these Christians and I will continue to do so.

Gladys and I were vibrating with excitement after we got the news yesterday.  Super-wife was off tutoring when our pregnant daughter called and told me.  I was looking out our living room picture window when she dropped the news.  My smile had to light up our portion of our street. 

We are ready.  For me, thinking about myself as a grandfather has been a transition.  A few years ago, I never thought of myself as being old enough to be a grandparent.  Now I can see clearly that I am and I can see that I can revel in my new role.

Any advice out there for expectant grandparents? 

I thank God for my family, my wife and my kids, including Adam, my son-in-law.  Now our family gets bigger with a baby.

I've been practicing in my head what I will be saying to my friends.  "Hey, let me show you pictures of my grandchild."  It sounds pretty good.

I'm going to like this.  And to Krista and Adam.  Enjoy every minute of it.  It's a real "wow" experience to do something like this together.  Take it all in.