Amish Values for Your Family
What We Can Learn from the Simple Life

Simple book, just a compilation of stories of Amish families and how you can incorporate it into your non-amish life. I especially liked when a mother turned down getting a hand crank washing machine because when she would wash by hand it gave her time to pray for the child who wore the article of c......more

The author discusses the family values of the Amish and how they relate to their children. It is about a more self-reliant lifestyle that works on simplicity, conservation, and caring. A good read for todays throw away society.......more

I loved Amish Values for Your Family. We are expecting our second child come January so I was excited to review this book. What surprised me was how much the Amish and my own family have in common. I tend to read a lot of Amish fiction and enjoy it. After reading this book I realized why. The Amish......more

Blessedly, this book is not a preachy book of do’s and don’ts. It also doesn’t suggest that we all sell our cars and become farmers. It is instead a series of anecdotes preceded by Amish proverbs followed by real world applications and wisdom. We can learn a lot from the Amish who value family, fait......more

Although this book is obviously intended for a Christian audience, I still enjoyed reading it and learning about how the Amish do what they do. It definitely made me more curious about their culture... One photographer declared that in his 30 years working with the Amish, he never heard a parent rai......more