内容简介
InfusedwiththequietspiritoftheAmish,thisjournalfeaturesquotesfromPlainandSimple,linedrawingsandcolorillustrations,andblankspaceforreflection.
作者简介
SueBenderistheauthorofPlainandSimple:AWoman'sJourneytotheAmish(HarperSanFrancisco).ThebookwasaNewYorkTimesbestseller.AfascinationwithAmishquiltsledSuetolivewiththeAmishintheirseeminglytimelessworld,alandscapeofimmenseinnerquiet.Thisprivilege,rarelybestoweduponoutsiders,taughtheraboutsimplicityandcommitmentandthecontentmentthatcomesfromacceptingwhoyouare.Inthisinspiringbook,BendersharesthelessonsshelearnedwhileinthepresenceoftheAmishpeople.InEverydaySacred:AWoman'sJourneyHome(HarperSanFrancisco:nowinitssixthprinting),Benderspeakstoourlongingtomakeeachdaytrulycount.ShechroniclesherstruggletobringthejoyfulwisdomandsimplicitysheexperiencedinhersojournwiththeAmishbacktoherhectic,too-much-to-dodaysathome.Benderdiscoversforherself,andintheprocessshowsus,thatsmallmiraclescanbefoundeverywhere'inourhomes,inourdailyactivitiesand,hardesttosee,inourselves.ProfilesandinterviewswithMs.Bender,aswellasbookexcerptshavebeenpublishedincountlessnationalpublicationsincludingReader'sDigest,TheWashingtonPost,Ladies'HomeJournal,TheChicagoTribune,TheUtneReader,andWMagazine.Shehasalsoappearedasaguestondozensofradioandtelevisionshows.BorninNewYorkCity,SueBenderreceivedherBAfromSimmonsCollegeandherMAfromtheHarvardUniversitySchoolofEducation.ShetaughthighschoolinNewYorkandEnglishattheBerlitzSchoolinSwitzerland.ShelaterearnedaMastersinSocialWorkfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.Duringheractiveyearsasafamilytherapist,BenderwasfounderandDirectorofCHOICE:TheInstituteoftheMiddleYears.Inadditiontobeinganauthorandformertherapist,SueBenderisaceramicartistandmuchsoughtafterlecturernationwide.ShelivesinBerkeley,CaliforniawithherhusbandRichard,andisthemotheroftwogrownsons.,
