A Cool Swim

The temperature got into the low 70's and my mother-in-law wanted to go to a beach for a swim. She loves swimming and brought her suit even though we told her it is too cold to swim in Minnesota and that the water is colder in Alaska. Goose Lake is in near the university district of Anchorage. It was the happening place today with lots of people at the beach. 

Kids were swimming, but nobody in our group wanted to try a quick dip. My daughter put her toes in and immediately decided against the idea. My mother-in-law never made it to the water. I thought that it could not be much colder than dipping in the Boundary Waters on Memorial Day, so in I went.

Cold it was. Fortunately, the air was warm, so when I came out of the freezing water I felt warmer right away. Jesus, brings a real and lasting change when we step out of our cold waters and into the warmth of His love.