The story of a harried Californian who was moved to go and live with the Amish and learn to appreciate their quiet and simple ways has charmed thousands of readers and, two years after its publication, continues to be dicovered, shared, and celebrated. Illustrations.
Sue Bender's follow-up to her phenomenally popular "Plain and Simple" is a conscientious attempt to capture moments from her life that speak powerfully to our shared longing to make each day truly count.
STRETCHING LESSONS is Bender's third book in her PLAIN AND SIMPLE trilogy--a collection of books aimed to tap the wholesome, spiritual undercurrent of our hectic lives. In this installment, Bender listens to the whispers of her body, her inner voice--encouraging readers to do the same--in a spiritual endeavor to stretch her soul to its fullest ...
Novelist and poet Brand illuminates the history of the Pennsylvania German sects, primarily the Amish and the Mennonites, who continue to live lives of determined simplicity and agrarian focus.
Written by an inquiring mind and in language as spare and vivid as the Amish are, Bender illuminates the everyday rhythms of the Amish world and conveys the life of these people who taught her about simplicity, commitment, and the joy of doing what you do well.
Illustrated with striking black-and-white photographs and Sue Bender's charming drawings of everyday sacred objects, Everyday Sacred Journal offers a wonderful sampling of nourishment and warm wisdom from the enormously popular Everyday Sacred. Fashioned after the highly successful Plain and Simple Journal, this writing book provides ample room ...
This book represents an innovative experiment in presenting the results of a large-scale, multidisciplinary archaeological project. The well-known authors and their team examined the Neolithic and Bronze Age landscapes on Bodmin Moor of Southwest England, especially the site of Leskernick. The result is a multivocal, multidisciplinary telling of ...
Combining a blank book for journaling, charming drawings, color illustrations of quilts, and the gentle, inspiring wisdom of Plain and Simple, this forum for self-expression allows you to translate your thoughts into drawings, diary entries, lists, sketches--whatever comes to mind and heart. A charming companion to the bestselling book. Ribbon ...
This volume captures the essence of the author's other work "Plain and Simple". Simple prose is complemented by illustrations of quilt designs and artwork that embody the beauty of the Amish way of seeing and living.
Sue Bender's charming and moving account of life among the Pennsylvania Amish is the focal point of this addition to the Harper's series of Leader's Guides for 1993. Features journaling exercises, openness and community-building activities, discussion questions, and more.
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