L is for Lake.

Rainy Lake, MN is where my family spent our two weeks of summer vacation every year from the time I was five until I was in high school.

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri is where my parents bought their retirement getaway and where our girls spent their summers growing up. When my folks were ready to retire the retirement getaway, Wendy and I chose to buy it and keep it in the family. It continues to be our refuge, our retreat, our place of rest.