Dear Readers,

Have you ever gotten lost in Amish Country? I have. Several times, as a matter of fact. Every time I head north to Holmes County I start looking at signs a little less and the scenery a little more.  I start looking at goats and cows and those big horses that look like Clydesdales but aren’t. I look for brightly colored clothes hanging on the line and barefoot children playing in fields. And next thing you know? I have no idea where I am!

One time I was so enchanted with the haystacks in Charm that I ended up at the end of a dead-end street, right in front of a family’s farm.  As I was staring at my Garmin (which had no idea where I was) and my cell phone (which had no reception) one of the men who lived there came walking out. I got out of my car to meet him.

“Lost?” he asked.

“Yep. I don’t know what happened,” I said. Too embarrassed to let him know that I was admiring his haystacks.

“Don’t worry, none,” he replied with an amused smile. “It happens all the time. Just go back the way you came.”

I actually did turn around and did get back on track in no time. Fifteen minutes later, I was speeding down the highway toward the city. I will admit, however, that I wasn’t that much happier being back on track. I think my heart needs to get lost in Amish country every once in a while.

 Perhaps you, too, feel that way sometimes?

Shelley

Ohio Booksignings!

Posted at May 21, 2013 7:37 am

If you live in the Cincinnati area, I’d love to meet you!

I’ll be signing copies of Ray of Light this Saturday, May 25 at 2:00 pm.

Barnes & Noble

9891 Waterstone Blvd. (Near Fields Ertel)

Cincinnati, OH 45249

If you live in the Cleveland Area, I’ll be signing Ray of Light on Saturday, June 1 at 1:00 pm

The Learned Owl Book Shop

204 N. Main Street

Hudson, OH 44236

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