Fiction Audio books can save your sanity!
Audio books are the greatest invention since sliced bread–especially on a long road trip! We’ve all thought about taking a road trip with family, and then realize the reality of a family road trip… and say, “maybe we’ll fly.”
For the first time, well, ever, we took a family road trip in two vehicles down the east coast. For whatever reason, I gave the “boys” in the other vehicle the GPS. Little did I know after being lost in the middle of New Jersey after the 55th red light within a mile, that my son had programmed the GPS for the most economical route, which meant avoiding tolls. I cried “uncle” through the cell phone and headed straight for I95, not caring at all what sights there were to see…or not. By the time we finally made it to the freeway, I was willing to pay any toll no matter how outrageous, not to have to go through city streets that I’m unfamiliar with.
Right at this point, I glanced down at the passenger seat and realized I had put an audio book “Leah’s Choice,” by Marta Perry next to me, (in one of my more organized moments). I put in the first CD and went from a frazzled driver to riding in a peaceful, calm, Amish countryside in less than ten minutes. That’s a feat considering how high my blood pressure must have been. The only thing annoying from then on were the phone calls interrupting my peaceful story with my son wondering where we were going to stop and eat and where were we staying for the night. I didn’t even blink at the 5 pm rush hour traffic in Philadelphia, just enjoying the audio book.
The next day as “Leah’s Choice” came to a close, I also found that I’d packed “Beyond This Moment,” the audio book by Tamera Alexander, which I found equally as enjoyable to listen to and there I was happily, calmly, driving/stopping through rush hour traffic in Baltimore just enjoying the CD’s. For those of you with a rush hour commute, I strongly recommend ordering an audio book or two for the ride. It will certainly make your ride more pleasant and may perhaps even save your sanity!





































