Touring Amish Country

Sorry I have not posted sooner, I was really busy when we were there, and then we were busy coming home. But here it is.

On Saturday morning I got up early and went to help the owner of the bed and breakfast we are staying at make sausage quiche, and hash browns. She was unable to let me do as much as we wanted due to their kitchen safety laws, but it was fun helping her out.

After breakfast we went to a museum explaining the different kinds of Anabaptists (Amish, Hutterite, Menonite...) It's amazing to know that because they seek a quiet, humble life, they are sought out and badgered with questions and pictures. Many probably think that they are crazy, old fashioned people. However, they are just people who wish to remove the idols and distractions, and serve God with everything they have. They also seek to be plain and not stand out and be unique. At first I thought this was strange because I cherish the thought that I am unique and there is no one like me. But I had it explained this way. Their church is like a quilt, many different pieces sewn together to make a whole. Not one is more important that another, but each piece is required to make a whole, otherwise it is not complete. I thought this was a wonderful illustration, and that maybe instead of trying to reach a better social position and making others feel that they are unimportant, we should take an example from the Amish, and encourage each other to accept who we are and be humble servants of God.

Later, we went back to town, to do some shopping. While we were shopping we saw our tour guide/driver, and we went to say "Hello" and our conversation went like this:

[us] "Hi Albert!"
[Albert] "no way! Hi there girls. Hey come on, let's go for a drive."
[us] "But Albert, we didn't pay for a drive today."
[Albert] "I don't care, there's nothing to do right now anyway."
[us] "But what if another customer wants a ride."
[Albert] "Well then they can just call me on my cell phone, I like being called." (this from an Amish person, lol)
[us] "Very funny Albert."
[Albert] "Just get in the buggy girls."
So we got in the buggy and Albert and his horse Bob showed us the town. 

Blessings,
Tiffany Raye