#LovingWhereWeLive with @gretchen_reese:⁠⁠"I grew up spending family vacations on the shores of Lake Superior. My mother always says, “that’s a big lake”. And that’s true. It is. Superior to all of the others, I’d say. What’s special about this place is the magical pull you can experience simply from sitting down and noticing each pull of every wave. The lapping at the shore. The smooth basalt and rhyolite underfoot. Pine martens as they skitter past. Deer as they peer at you from the trees above. The stillness. The quiet that becomes so loud as you immerse yourself in it. The cold that turns your cheeks and nose pink.⁠⁠I feel so at home in Northern Minnesota. It’s a special place. One that never truly leaves you - even as seasons change and people come or go. It holds you in its arms when you have trouble letting go, or when you need a helping hand. It lets you put the pieces back together with grace if you crumble, and it’s there to welcome you in an embrace when it’s time for joy.⁠⁠What a beautiful thing, to find a soul place. Luckier still, if you can find more than one. ️"⁠⁠📸 @gretchen_reese