All the Way Around the Lake

…It seemed to me that planting a seed was a better way to leave a mark. and carving out a scar. That lake scent of water and cold felt clear and clean in my nose and lungs. I kept walking. I was going all the way around the lake today. It would take an hour or more, and that was fine with me. I passed a family walking with their dogs, and we smiled at each…

…I was recalibrated and ready to go back. I'd take off my layers and make a huge cup of hot chocolate. I'd settle down in my chair that faces the backyard. I'd lift the cup to my lips and blow at the steam and look out at the red glow behind the clouds and remind myself that even when I can't see it, the light is there. all the way around the lake.…

…Think through any part of the story that you can remember, and you'll drop right back off. Our story tonight is called All the Way Around the Lake, and it's a story about a slow walk on a cold day It's also about crossing bridges, a paper birch tree on an island, and remembering things that were forgotten.…