Heather Kaufman > Quotes

“After all, a room is just room until it is made alive by imagination. And a book is just a book until it is opened and loved.”
― Heather Kaufman, The Story People

“Professor Jenson had one goal in life: to be left alone.”
― Heather M. Kaufman, The Story People

“It requires bravery to live with an open and tender heart.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“We aren't always able to harvest happiness immediately, but we can nurture it while it grows.”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story

“Faith is founded on Adonai Himself and not on the condition that He act in a certain way at a certain time.”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story

“He is like fire.' I recalled my initial observation of Jesus. 'He is like a fire on a cold and dark night. To be near him is to receive life.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“We were never meant to live under the tyranny of fear and grief. -Dalia”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story

“I had allowed myself to become defined by the wound. Could I learn to be defined by His joy?”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story

“I am the resurrection and the life." In remembering his words, the lesser words of a spiteful man had no power over me.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“Pain before blessing. Dark before light. Sadness before joy. All good things come in time.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“Ah, Martha, you are carrying a heavy load on your young shoulders." Savta moved her hand to my cheek, tracing the path of my tears with her thumb. "You are troubled and worried about so many things. Worry is a ravenous beast, child. The more you feed him, the more he wants and the harder he'll go after it. Take it from an old woman who knows... do not give worry one more scrap of food.”
― Heather Kaufman, Up from Dust: Martha's Story

“But in the mouth of Jesus they were calm and exact. Rather than accusatory, his words were a lifted curtain, showing people the truth, even if the truth was uncomfortable.”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story