A cool breeze passes over the open ground between the pasture toward a large home with a peaked roof. Tall pines sway slightly, seemingly whispering to each other in a language only a few might understand. A doe grazes slowly ambling across an open field as two fawns with fading spots follow energetically bucking and bouncing around her. Two horses grazing in the pasture barely glance up as cars begin to wind their way up the long, dirt driveway toward the house. Car doors op

As they sit on the sofa under the vaulted ceiling in the living room, Joshua and Sara Whitten look at home and comfortable. The family’s black Labrador retriever, Gunner flops down next to them on the floor. Josh SaraThe Whittens moved into the house on the Chosen Ranch over Labor Day weekend. They and their three children, Colton, 10; Madelyne, 16 and Noah, 18 have lived in Alcona County since 2010 when they moved from Rochester Hills, Mich. They both attended Rochester Hill