Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
Yep, you read that right. Actually, I've pondered the whole I-think-I-want-to-become-Amish thing twice in my life. The first time was following a rotten season that started with a click on google history and seeing my picture perfect marriage unravel. The Amish thought didn't occur to me until a road trip. My girls and I were traveling back from Cincinnati after spending time with my closest friend, Cynthia. We were somewhere in Kentucky and extremely hungry. Searching for any food place, we exited for a Sonic. It was incredibly dark but as I approached the stop at the end of the ramp, I told my darling daughters that I thought I had seen an Amish buggy. They thought I was delusional. We pulled into the Sonic, placed our order, and waited. As we chatted about random life things, a boy approached the Sonic walk up window and waited to place his order. He was Amish. No joke. I guess the buggy dropped him off since it wasn't in sight. However, my point was proven. I had spotted an Amish person. The rest of that road trip was pretty much consumed with me questioning whether or not I could make it in the Amish world: I could live without television, air conditioning, and even computers and cell phones. I discussed it all the way home, the rest of that week, and for the rest of the month. My Oldest researched it for me using the computer (I was experimenting to see if I could live without modern conveniences)....She convinced me that I couldn't drag our family into the whole Amish thing. I tossed the idea and didn't consider it again until a week ago. Stuff happened in my life and it led me to that lingering question: would it just be better to live a simpler life and go be Amish? (I don't think "go be Amish" is correct grammar....but hopefully, you understand). I contemplated it again. But one morning this past week, I woke up and it hit me: I'd miss my Kuerig. So once again, I've put off moving to Amish country. I'm back to blogging as I sit in front of my gas logs (pretty sure Amish don't use those...I'll have to research that on my electronic devices since I can use them.) and about to select a movie on the tv....Yep, I've contemplated the Amish thing but for now, I'll stick with this life =)
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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