Browse

All Products
- Bookshttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1014644&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
  - Christian Livinghttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1014684&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
    - Spiritualityhttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1031306&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
      - Personal Testimonieshttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold (1,827)

Refine by

Advanced Search Links

Additional Views

Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women, Large Print

By: Cindy Woodsmall, Miriam Flaud

Christian Large Print / 2011 / Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars (65 Reviews)

Write a Review | Q & A

$13.99 (CBD Price)

Retail: ~~$17.99~~

Save: $4.00 (22%)

Buy 24 or more for $13.29 each.

Availability: In Stock

CBD Stock No: WW153655

Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Editorial Reviews

eBook: $13.99 eBook Details

Begin reading
in seconds

Other Formats (3)

Other Formats

Description	Price	Availability	Quantity	AddInclude
eBook	$13.99	In Stock	0	Add To Cart
Paperback Large Print	$13.99 Retail: $17.99	In Stock		Add To Cart
Paperback	$10.99 Retail: $14.99	In Stock		Add To Cart
Add To Cart Add To Cart

Play	Title	Media Type	Artist/Author	Time	Price	Purchase
/preview/56/24/459343_1.mp3	1. Author Interview			?		Album Only

Product Description

Plain Wisdom is a compilation of heartwarming joys and teary-eyed trials of two women - one Amish and one modern Georgian - who live over a century apart by custom, but share community, family, and Christ as a common denominator. Plain Wisdom offers insights and encouragement for Christian women from all walks of life, plus shares facts and details about Old Order Amish communities from a unique insider perspective. Large Print Edition.

Product Information

Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
Vendor: Christian Large Print
Publication Date: 2011

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
ISBN: 1594153655
ISBN-13: 9781594153655
Availability: In Stock

Publisher's Description

Plain Wisdom is a compilation of heartwarming joys and teary-eyed trials of two women -- one Amish and one modern Georgian -- who live over a century apart by custom but share community family and Christ as a common denominator. Plain Wisdom offers insights and encouragement for Christian women from all walks of life plus shares facts and details about Old Order Amish communities from a unique insider perspective.

Author Info

Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times bestselling author of six novels whose connection with the Amish community has been featured on ABC Nightline and on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Miriam Flaud is an Old Order Amish woman who has lived her days within one of the most structured societies in the United States. Shes experienced the abundant joys of that lifestyle as well as troubled times.

Product Reviews

Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women, Large Print 4.6 5 65 65

I enjoyed this book / great subject material. I think that all topics they wrote about are good material for a women's group discussion or for women's retreat. Every area they talked about was interesting and applicable to the lives of families of today. I enjoyed it very much. Jean Garrett December 31, 2012

Great read - Lovely Book I really enjoyed reading through Plain Wisdom by: Cindy Woodsmall & Miriam Flaud. It was especially neat to read how these two women from totally different lifestyles were able to come together and become friends and learn from each other. This book is loaded with practical wisdom on being a mother to many or a few children as well as so many other things. There are several Amish recipes mixed in as well that look pretty good. There are a few I'm going to try someday, hopefully! :) One of my favorite quotes from this book is: Finding peace with our imperfect world and its imperfect people isnÃ¢ÂÂt always easy, but if we donÃ¢ÂÂt find a way to let go of our stringent ideals of how things should be, weÃ¢ÂÂll never be free to enjoy the greatest gifts life gives us. ~ Cindy Woodsmall Cindy is a novel writer (written many other books), wife and mother, Miriam is an Old Order Amish wife & mother. In this book they share stories from their lives - their own childhoods, raising their children, homemaking, farming (for Miriam), and being wives. They bring their stories back to the scriptures many times and share the things they learned from the things they did or didn't do. I loved the easy read and it was a blessing to learn from this book. November 9, 2011

Packed with ideas and inspiration Several months ago, I got an advanced copy of the book Plain Wisdom through Blogging for Books. This book was like siting on a porch with an older mother gaining insight and advice. I have gleaned so many great ideas from this book. Some of the ideas are inspirational, some were practical, and I even got some gift ideas! I highly recommend this book, even if you're not an Amish Fiction reader. This is not fiction, but just what the title says, "Plain Wisdom." I received an advanced copy of Plain Wisdom through the Bloggin for Books program. July 17, 2011

Wisdom, Amish Style I have long been fascinated by the Amish culture. Their lack of conformity to the general American population intrigues me. Some of this fascination and intrigue has come from living close to a Mennonite community (think "liberal Amish," if you can) and some of it is a result of a report I wrote on the Amish community for my Cultural Anthropology class my senior year in high school. It's written in "partnership" style; within each chapter, you will find an anecdote or moral from Cindy, an "Englischer" (the Amish term for a non-Amish person), and from Miriam, an Amish woman. It's neat to see how often they have learned similar lessons through very different circumstances. God is sovereign over all! And remember - I typically shy away from fiction books, so real life anecdotes keep my attention much longer. It was like sitting down to coffee/tea with two new friends. My favorite aspect of this book was the recipes! Many Amish favorites are spread throughout the book, and I can't wait to try them! Overnight Blueberry French Toast made me especially hungry when I read it. As I read through the book, I desired to be discerning. There were only two instances that I definitely disagreed with what was said (both times written by Cindy). On page 182, Cindy writes, "The problem with lies is that there's always a smidgen of truth inside them. Our challenge is to disbelieve the lies, and if we can't do that, we must choose to believe God more than we believe the lies." I disagree, because Satan is the father of lies and God is Truth. You cannot walk the line between the two; you must choose one or the other. The other statement I disagreed with was on page 195: "Parents are simply grown-up children." While this may be true of some (0r even "many"), it is not God's plan. Childhood should end and adulthood begin. "Grown-up children" is an often-heard lie the world believes and propagates. All in all though, I enjoyed the book. I recommend it to you, if this is anywhere near your preferred style of reading. On a scale of 5 stars, I'd give it 4. In the garden of life, being successful isn't just about hoeing your own row but also about slowing down enough to help your brother hoe his row until he is caught up, then hoeing the rest of the field together. -Miriam (p. 22) I received this book for free via WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. The perspectives above (not quoted from the book) are entirely mine. July 14, 2011