Sarah's Seasons: An Amish Diary and Conversation

by Martha Moore Davis

"Have you ever kept a diary?" With that question author Martha Davis sets out on her journey into the quietly remarkable life of an Old Order Amish woman know to us as Sarah Fisher. Sarah not only kept a diary but welcomed Martha to read it and to view the world through her eyes. The even, peaceful tenor of Sarah's diary entries and the closeness to nature of her life and work will make readers question the pace and values of their own lives, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877457425
• ISBN13: 9780877457428
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

an amish inspiration

I find this book very inspiring and admire Sarah Fisher so much for her role as a wife and mother and because she is so productive in her daily life. Her love for her family and for her Amish Community is what we should all strive for. I would love to see a picture of her but know that would have showed pride in the book. I enjoyed her thoughts on gardening, cooking, spirituality and writing. I get more out of it each time I read it.....good read....

EllieandBoo

Reading this wonderful book made me wish for a plain and simple life. Reading about Sarah and her everyday life made me feel Like I really knew her and this book reminded me of a time when I was much younger... with children...a husband and a house to run. Sarah takes life as it comes and seems to let nothing bother her. Her faith in God keeps her on a steady path. She is someone I would like to cross paths with. Birthing her babies, her mothers death...the cycles of life are all handled with dignity and grace. This is one book that I will keep on my book shelf.

A Beautifully Portrayed Work!

My co-worker loaned me this book. For I used to be a member of an Old Order Amish sect. What I found in the diary were true emotions and experiences that a woman faces living in an Old Order Amish sect. This is a beautifully portrayed work. I recommend it, as well as, "The Storekeeper's Daughter", by Wanda Brunstetter, and "My Amish Heritage", by Ruth Irene Garrett. Sicily Yoder aka Teresa Phillips Author of, "Leaving Lancaster County."

An inside look at the daily life of an Old Order Amish Woman

I think that many of us are facinated by the Amish and their way of life. Most of us will never have the chance to become close friends with an Amish woman and have the chance to observe her life close up. This book takes you into the day by day life of Sarah and lets you vicariously experience what it's like to live the "plain life". We see the various seasons as recorded in her diary over a 2 year period of time. Her developing friendship with the "English" author is touching and enlightening. This is a special book.

Soothing and Comfortable

I loved this book. A good book is like a comfortable friend; this is one of those books. It takes us back to a time when 'mundane' tasks were considered both important and of value. This is such a soothing and gentle and genteel book. Sarah is hardworking and can master more in a day than anyone I know (I wish I could be more like her)....yet considers her own fragility -- she calls it 'feminine weakness' when she compares her abilities to that of her husband. In a short paragraph she speaks volumes about the loss of her mother. 500 people attended the wake/funeral service.....and yet, how the family is left 'in its sorrow.' Everyone is equal in Amish society; no one is viewed 'above' another -- so when the author mentions personal traits she views as superior, Sarah just looks at her, unimpressed. This to me is much more appealing than our competitive, fast-paced society. This is truly a delicious book, not full of fluff, but rather more the wisdom I wish our society still embraced.