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SNEAK PEEK: A Season for Tending by Cindy Woodsmall

May 3, 2012

In a community where conformity flourishes, seeds of Rhoda’s odd behavior were planted long ago. Can she cultivate her relationships with the same care and tenderness that she gives her beloved garden?

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Rebuffed by her Old Amish Order community due to her unexplained “gifts,” intuitive Rhoda Byler prefers to be in her garden—alone. But when circumstances introduce her to apple-grower Samuel King, life begins to open up unexpectedly. Can Rhoda escape the guilt and stigma she’s carried for so long and really start over?

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READING GUIDE: PLAIN WISDOM by Cindy Woodsmall and Miriam Flaud

January 25, 2012

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Best-selling novelist Cindy Woodsmall might seem to have little in common with Miriam Flaud, a woman immersed in the culture of Old Order Amish. But with nine children and almost 60 years of marriage between them, Cindy and Miriam both have found the secrets to facing life with strength and grace. Whether enduring financial setbacks, celebrating new babies and times of prosperity, grieving the crushing losses in the deaths of family and friends, or facing disappointments with their respective communities—through it all they find guidance for each day by looking to God.

NEWS: A Plain Wisdom Recipe Featured on The Recipe Club

May 18, 2011

      

The book Plain Wisdom by New York Times best-selling author Cindy Woodsmall is a heart-warming read of stories, encouragement, and unique Amish Recipes. One of the recipes, Cooked Celery, has been featured on TheRecipeClub.net. Click here to see it— and get cooking!

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NEWS: Guideposts.org Features Author Cindy Woodsmall’s Video Interview

May 12, 2011

                                                                  A video interview with New York Times best-selling author, Cindy Woodsmall, co-author of Plain Wisdom, is featured on Guideposts.org.  Hear Woodsmall discuss her unique friendship and bond with an Amish woman, and the special message they have for women everywhere. Click here to watch!

SNEAK PEEK: Sisters of the Quilt (3-in-1) by Cindy Woodsmall

January 12, 2010

Can Hannah find refuge, redemption, and a fresh beginning after her world is shattered?

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The Sisters of the Quilt series is Amish fiction at its best and it’s now available in this 3-in-1 book! Follow Hannah’s gripping story in When the Heart Cries, When the Morning Comes, and When the Soul Mends.

Click here to download chapter one of Sisters of the Quilt.