Starting a New Book

Today I'm starting a new book.  Heaven Is For Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent.  Our Sunday school class is going to use this book for our classes this fall and everyone was asked to read it to be prepared.  I've only read a few chapters of the book and it's already interesting.


It's about a little boy who was very sick and almost died and his account of being in Heaven and seeing Jesus.  My husband has already read the book and said it is worth the read.  


I'm usually reading Amish fiction.  I'm just addicted and don't know why.  When I finish my "required" reading I'm going to start on some new Amish fiction with an author I haven't read as yet.  I also love Ann Gabhart's Shaker stories.  I find it very interesting how the Shaker's lived but wouldn't have wanted any part of it.   Even though I love the Amish fiction, I don't think I'd be a very good Amish person either.  First of all it would be very difficult for me to be "submissive" to my husband at all times.  And to a bishop and deacons dictating my life as woman.  I'm too independent and outspoken for that.  But I still like reading about it.  I think many of the New Order Amish are a bit more lenient with their rules and regulations from what I see when we visit Amish Country here in Ohio.


We'll be visiting Amish Country soon when the leaves are in their full array of color.  We like taking the back roads and avoiding all the other tourist traffic on the main drags.  We have ended up in some strange places doing that but it's a lot of fun.  We have been on roads barely wide enough for our small car and see buggy wheel tracks at the very edges of the road.  Occasionally  the road just ends and we're at someone's farm.  We try to quietly turn around and leave.  Although if people are outside we may chat a bit with them.  Most of the Amish are very friendly people but don't care to be tourist attractions.  And I don't blame them.


I'll be looking forward to my fall trip.  Hopefully we'll have great weather.