Reece's Pieces: Hayden Lake (Which directly translates to "Heaven on Earth.")

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We know it's been a while! Here is what we did the 20th through the 22nd.

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{Hanging out in REI in Spokane}

When we first talked with Sue on Sunday afternoon about coming to stay with her, Mike and Jeff, we had no idea how much of a blessing we were about to receive. While we were on the phone, Sue offered for us to use their family cabin that they own (with another family as well) on Hayden Lake. Hayden Lake is just North of Coeur d'Alene. We were blown away by her offer and graciously accepted. After a couple of days at the Livingston's, we headed to Hayden Lake. Of course, Sue came out with us because she is awesome. The cabin is a little difficult to find if you've never been, so she led the way. We stopped for lunch a few miles before the cabin; once we arrived, we headed straight to the dock, dropped our feet in the water and enjoyed our sandwiches and pasta salads. It was a glorious, warm and sunny day- it was perfect.

{View of their dock from the upper deck.}

We had great conversation with Sue and quickly decided we needed to get on the boat. We headed up to the house to changed into our suits, get the wake board, and headed out on the boat.

{Heading down to the dock}

Sue was nothing short of amazing and guaranteed-good-time-fun. She started up the boat and we headed out on the water. David immediately got his feet in the wakeboard and got in the water. His tattoo was still really fresh so we were concerned about the water, but he really wanted to wakeboard- so he did.

{Such a happy guy}

After having a great time on the boat, Sue needed to get home to her boys. We spent the evening at the cabin, watched a couple movies, had some dinner and spent good time together. Being at the cabin was so relaxing- it felt like we were on vacation.

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The next morning we went out on the boat. It was absolutely gorgeous. There was no one on the lake, the water was glass. We stopped in the middle of the lake and read together. The Lord led us through an amazing time together. We were able to reach a place of complete forgiveness in our hearts over some things that have been going on for a while. We felt free. It was a humbling experience... and we were really thankful for the presence of the Lord and His grace in leading our hearts. Here we are praising Him,

We then sang a song of worship together- God is so good.

The lake was beautiful, and we had a wonderful time. We went on the boat everyday, soaked up the sun, slept a lot, and relaxed together. Thank you Livingstons for such an amazing gift.

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Before reading one morning/afternoon, we decided to go swimming. We didn't plan accordingly.... in regard to bring a bathing suit so... we made do with what we had ;) It was a blast.