Loving the Lakes

 I grew up in lake country. I knew them to be home and the ocean to be a vacation spot. Now, I consider the ocean my home and the lakes as a vacation spot. So to be back in Minnesota, recently, I was so pleased to relive the refreshment of fresh, water lakes.

Depending on the size of lakes, most of them are calm. Going to a lake, walking to the end of a dock, taking my shoes off (During this trip to MN, my sister blessed me with a new pair of Reef sandals! Thanks, sis!), and dangling my feet in the water is soothing to my soul. Peace and joy flood my heart and mind. I can look out and enjoy the sight of the reflection of the trees and sky on the water (especially when there is no wind - hard to have happen at the ocean).

I am thankful that the boys will have many opportunities to experience lake life. It is so good for them to understand different types and sizes of bodies of water. Thus far, Isaiah looks at lakes and calls them pools! To him, to see the other side of a body of water means that it is a pool because that is what he can do in a pool - see the other side and swim to the other side. In the ocean, he cannot see where it ends. It is very big and very wild. Pools and lakes are calm and much smaller. Allowing Isaiah to have his first swim in a lake was wonderful (I was thankful that he had the comfort of his Aqua-Leisure Swim Vest - FABULOUS for helping toddlers learn how to swim and be comfortable in the water - he has used it so many times in the pool, back home).