a special word wednesday: Amish Values for Your Family

If you read Suzanne Woods Fisher’s guest post a few weeks ago. You learned about her latest book: Amish Values for Your Family In it, she talks about how the non-Amish can incorporate simple and lasting Amish principles in their modern lifestyle.

This book was a great read. My favorite Amish value is “We don’t prepare our children for the future, we prepare them for eternity.” I remember praying about the best way to raise our children while pregnant. I remember God leading me to a similar precept. I wrote in my journal one day: “When you look at your child, don’t see them as a child. See them as the man/woman you want them to become and base your present decisions from this viewpoint.” I was amazed at the wisdom of this statement and knew it could only come from God.

Fisher also writes of thinking long term while parenting in Amish Values for Your Family The  concepts she covers are timelesss and will benefit any family who struggles with balancing family unity amidst our hectic, fast paced lifestyle.

 I am giving away copies of this book to two lucky readers. Leave your name and email in the comment box for a chance to win!

Also, Suzanne is hosting a big giveaway of her own. Read about it below!

To celebrate the release of Amish Values for Your Family Suzanne has teamed up her publisher Revell Books to giveaway a Kindle, and with Bill Coleman (the amazing photographer used on Suzanne’s book covers) to give away a signed Bill Coleman original.

One Grand Prize winner will receive an Amish Values Prize Package (valued at over $200) and includes:

* A brand new KINDLE
* A Signed Bill Coleman original
* Amish Values for Your Family (for KINDLE)

Click on one of the icons to enter. Winner will be announced on 9/2 at Suzanne’s blog. Be sure to stop by the blogs on Suzanne’s blog tour – many have copies of Amish Values for Your Family to give away.

But, wait there’s more! Suzanne is running a Bill Coleman caption contest during the month of August on her blog. Title one of Bill’s gorgeous photos for a chance to win a print from Bill’s Amish Photo site and/or a copy of Amish Values for Your Family