“To be humble is to model one’s life after Jesus. His life, as recorded in the Gospels and the Acts Of The Apostles, was one of material modesty, personal deference, and an emphasis on the welfare of others. The Amish strive to retain this humility in their daily lives.” –  James A. Cates, Serpent In The Garden.

The Amish have are changing my perspective on life.

When I finish writing this, I’ll head up the road to Moise’s farm. I have two coloring books and a novel to pass out, all were requests from his children.

The children are much better read than I might have thought. Like me, they like hardcovers over paperbacks. No longer shy, they tell me what they like and what they don’t like.

And what they would like to read.

Like their father and mother, they are direct and plain-spoken. They always offer to pay me for every book I bring. I always say no.

I’m going to tell Moise that the shearer has postponed her visit today, he was going to come and watch. I also watch to update him on the blueberry bush project.

I love to watch them plow also. Like donkeys and sheep grazing, I never tire of seeing these cars, they bring to a different place and another time.

Especially on a beautiful, clear, and warm Spring morning.

The cart this morning was carrying family coming to help Moise out with his very ambitious plowing. One family’s chore is every family’s chore. No one is ever left standing alone in a field with hard work to due and little time.