With Thanksgiving in our rearview mirrors, the thoughts of Christmas and all the shopping, gathering, planning it brings are burning in the headlights of our minds. Or at least that what all the store marketers would like to be. While the holidays bring many warm thoughts and lots of wonderful traditions, it can also bring along added stress and hectic schedules. One of the things I have enjoyed about incorporating Tricia Goyer’s latest devotional, The One Year Book of Amish Peace, into my morning reading time is that it compels me to take on a slower place as I learn about Amish customs and connect it with the truths of God’s Word. The aim of the book is not to encourage readers to adopt the lifestyle of the Amish but rather to point us away from all of our distracting gadgets and point us back to the One that matters most. For it’s not the things that often calls for our attention the loudest that has the most eternal value.
There is a devotional for each day of the year and each one contains an Amish proverb, Bible scripture, informational fact about the Amish lifestyle, and a short prayer. Since each devotional is very brief you can easily add this devotional to your morning or evening routine. Since it is not a very in-depth devotional, I would suggest using it conjunction with another devotional or Bible study. However, I think this would make a great gift for you or someone you know.
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ABOUT TRICIA
Tricia Goyer has written more than thirty-five books, including both novels that delight and entertain readers and non- fiction titles that offer encouragement and hope. She has also published more than 500 articles in national publications such as Guideposts,Thriving Family, Proverbs 31, and HomeLife Magazine.
Goyer’s fiction and non-fiction books have won awards from the American Christian Fiction Writers and Mt. Hermon Writers’ Conference. She is also a two-time Carol Award winner, as well as a Christy and ECPA Award Nominee.
Tricia has authored several books on family and parenting, as well as co-written with Max Lucado and Robin Jones Gunn. She collaborated with Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges for Lead Your Family Like Jesus, published by Focus on the Family/Tyndale.
SNEAK A PEAK
The One Year® Book of Amish Peace (Sampler)
Hi Wanda! Wow, I am just knocked over by the credentials of this author. I’m sure this devotional is a wonderful addition to a prayer time. I think it’s nice to have a simpler little read sometimes…it can spark a conversation with God, or make you think about it’s application to my own life.
Thank you for your review!
Ceil
Ceil, I think you will really enjoy Tricia’s writing style. Not to mention she’s a fellow Arkansan 🙂
This sounds very interesting, Wanda. I know I’ve got some devotionals set aside for next year. I’m gonna check what I have and see if this fits in. I have always been interested in the Amish way of life – the simplicity is appealing. In the mountains, I have a chance to take advantage of a simpler life – I need to take it!
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
GOD BLESS!
It’s really been interesting to get to learn more about the Amish lifestyle. And she has a unique way of connecting it to scripture in which you will probably like Sharon. My Thanksgiving was nice one. I hope you were well enough to enjoy some of your Thanksgiving.
It’s a culture that seems so close to nature
and appeals to my love for quiet and orderly
but I don’t think I’d ever be stoic enough to
fare well within those tight walls.
Beautiful people, though.
-Jennifer
That’s the beauty of life. Even in our differences we have something that we can offer to others. Have a blessed week Jennifer.
Thanks, Wanda. I have found that devotionals can be appropriate for almost anyone who wants to adopt a slower pace … for a day, a week, a month, a year or a lifetime. They are a great way to begin the good habit of finding harmony and making prayer a priority.
So true LaVonne. I must say I don’t always follow through with a specific devotional be they do help when I need a quick nugget to chew on throughout my day.
What a lovely way to capture the essence of true living! Thank you Wanda for sharing Tricia with us~
My pleasure Ella.
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Angie
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My pleasure Angie.