Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Amish Honeymooners
What are the chances of seeing this! Here I am at a go-cart place in Estes Park, Colorado--me and a bunch of guys are going to ride go-carts. We’ve been mountain biking and now want some speed where we don’t have to push anything but one little pedal! We line up and see these 3 guys in unusual clothes with suspenders and beards that look different and they’re getting tickets for go-carts.
Me: "Hey man--where’re you from?"
Them: "Ohio."
Me: "What are you doing here?"
Them: "On our honeymoon with our wives?"
They have a strange accent I can’t place. They point to their wives--now I get it. They have on dresses, aprons, boots, and scarves--they’re Amish!
Me: "Honeymoon? Do Amish have honeymoons?"
Them: "Some Amish."
Me: "Is that a good Amish?"
Them: "Depends!"
Me: "How’d you get here?"
Them: "Rode the train, then he (pointing) used to wear clothes like you for awhile and got a license and rented the car and we came?"
Me: "You can ride in a car?"
Them: They grin and chuckle.
Me: "So, when did you get married?"
Them: "We all got married together last week?"
An Amish honeymoon! What the heck does that look like? They’re beautiful young people--my son’s age. I loved watching them. Their wives stand there giggling and laughing with one another. They must be "rebellious" Amish. I hope their parents don’t read the Internet!
Me: "Cool! My tradition and culture requires me to give you all a gift--so I will buy you 3 guys 3 more rides if you will let your wives ride 3 times with you!" Oh no! I may be leading them down the path of sin--and I’m a pastor!
Them: "Mr., that’s nice. No one has ever done anything like this for us, but our wives don’t want to ride."
Me: "Ladies, don’t you want to ride?"
Them: "Oh, no sir, we will let our men ride."
Me: "I’ll give them tickets to ride more, but only if you ride."
Them: "Oh boy, yes sir, we will ride!"
Ever seen young Amish women in long skirts, aprons, boots, and scarves driving for the first time? It’s incredible. They are all out there laughing--the guys cut in and out each time the girls start going faster--now they’re having fun, and so am I.
Father, for these 3 young Amish couples, may You fill their new lives with as much joy as they feel this moment--out racing on the little track. Give them joy and deep satisfaction in You--first and foremost--but also in one another, as well. May their hearts be knit together and even skip a beat when they see one another--whether one is plowing or beating a quilt or sitting at a table talking and watching their children eat. Thank you for these daredevil Amish. May their lives be filled with risks, adventures, and thrills, as well as hope, endurance, and confidence that they are in a race for the long haul. May they finish well.
Me: "Hey man--where’re you from?"
Them: "Ohio."
Me: "What are you doing here?"
Them: "On our honeymoon with our wives?"
They have a strange accent I can’t place. They point to their wives--now I get it. They have on dresses, aprons, boots, and scarves--they’re Amish!
Me: "Honeymoon? Do Amish have honeymoons?"
Them: "Some Amish."
Me: "Is that a good Amish?"
Them: "Depends!"
Me: "How’d you get here?"
Them: "Rode the train, then he (pointing) used to wear clothes like you for awhile and got a license and rented the car and we came?"
Me: "You can ride in a car?"
Them: They grin and chuckle.
Me: "So, when did you get married?"
Them: "We all got married together last week?"
An Amish honeymoon! What the heck does that look like? They’re beautiful young people--my son’s age. I loved watching them. Their wives stand there giggling and laughing with one another. They must be "rebellious" Amish. I hope their parents don’t read the Internet!
Me: "Cool! My tradition and culture requires me to give you all a gift--so I will buy you 3 guys 3 more rides if you will let your wives ride 3 times with you!" Oh no! I may be leading them down the path of sin--and I’m a pastor!
Them: "Mr., that’s nice. No one has ever done anything like this for us, but our wives don’t want to ride."
Me: "Ladies, don’t you want to ride?"
Them: "Oh, no sir, we will let our men ride."
Me: "I’ll give them tickets to ride more, but only if you ride."
Them: "Oh boy, yes sir, we will ride!"
Ever seen young Amish women in long skirts, aprons, boots, and scarves driving for the first time? It’s incredible. They are all out there laughing--the guys cut in and out each time the girls start going faster--now they’re having fun, and so am I.
Father, for these 3 young Amish couples, may You fill their new lives with as much joy as they feel this moment--out racing on the little track. Give them joy and deep satisfaction in You--first and foremost--but also in one another, as well. May their hearts be knit together and even skip a beat when they see one another--whether one is plowing or beating a quilt or sitting at a table talking and watching their children eat. Thank you for these daredevil Amish. May their lives be filled with risks, adventures, and thrills, as well as hope, endurance, and confidence that they are in a race for the long haul. May they finish well.
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