Traces of Wisdom: Amish Women Reflect on Life's Simple Pleasures Hardback - 1998

For the first time, a woman born and bred in the Amish way of life has collected together a book of wisdom and vignettes that bridge their world with our own. In Traces of Wisdom, Louise Stoltzfus draws on her own years as a member of the Lancaster Amish community and hours of candid interviews with other Amish women. The result is a quietly lyrical book of inspirational reflections on the simple yet profound Amish approach to what really matters in life.In Traces of Wisdom, Amish women share thoughts on friendship, beauty, marriage, family, the life of the community, and living a life of sincerity, common sense, compassion, and forgiveness. By sharing their beliefs and attitudes, these women provide insights into our own technology-driven ways of thinking and on ways to rediscover the simple wonder of life we need to restore our sense of personal fulfillment.Taking the successful genre of simplicity books to a new height, Traces of Wisdom brings us inside the world of the Amish, to whom simplicity has meant freedom and dignity for centuries. For contemporary women trying to simplify increasingly hectic lives, Traces of Wisdom provides a welcome breath of fresh air.