This Place

When I feel stress creep into my life, I close my eyes & I'm there in the canoe on a lake that looks like glass.

When I can't sleep at night & need to find a restful place, I close my eyes & I'm there on the pier listening to the wind in the trees.

When I miss my family so much it hurts & I can't breath, I close my eyes & I'm there flashing through 25 years of amazing memories.

When I miss my life long bestie and need her wisdom, peaceful ways & infectious laugh, I close my eyes & I'm there growing old with her on the porch like two old birds will.

Our cabin.

The root of our family tree. It is the one thing that continues to bring our family together when distance, time, money & choices do nothing but pull us apart.

This place cleanses my soul. It pulls my heart to the surface and forces it to thaw areas that have been frozen for years.

This place makes me face every situation I want to be 10 years old about.

This place allows me to pass on a different kind of life to my sweet desert subdivision babies.

So much more than sweet cabin love. So much more.