Growing up in Baton Rouge, I can only remember a few winters when it got cold enough for the LSU lakes to freeze over. What a sight for a young boy that looked for Tom Sawyer life adventures every day with his best friend Gordon. Awesome sight! We stood at our favorite raft launching spot looking at the thin sheet of ice that spread across the lakes, “Hey Billy, bet you won’t walk out to the cypress tree”. Our makeshift flag still hung on its branches that we had left from a triumphal raft sailing the past summer. For many, taking first steps are always the hardest, but for ice walkers the thrill of the first step is tied to their pursuit to experience the fullness of life. Ice walkers are never afraid of new beginnings, for they have learned new beginnings are a way we grow into who we are to become. When was the last time you walked on ice?
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