Sara Brunsvold > Quotes

“Authentic love is the greatest joy there is Miss Kelley, but it requires a thousand little deaths to self. ~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“I want it to be known that I did my utmost to leave in my wake the love Jesus first gave me. ~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“A leaf is a silent proverb. Did you ever consider that? When it buds on the tree, people rejoice. Throughout is prime, they love it for the shade it provides. But only when it reaches the end of its time on the tree does its brilliance come through. Sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, sometimes deep red. Dazzling in its artistry, like a drop of sunset you can see at all house of the day." Clara smiled. "A leaf has the most extraordinary death. There is so much beauty to it." Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“...use your love wisely. Give it away for its intended purpose, and don't be afraid to risk loss...Authentic love is the greatest joy there is, Miss Kelley, but it requires a thousand little deaths to self.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“I did a lot of hard things. But hard things usually end in the biggest blessings.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“You have to be the friend people need while they are there with you, because it's the only chance you'll get.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Sometimes we do things in life without knowing what ripples flow from it long afterward. ~Aidyn”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“The grave is not my final home. I want to live as if I believe that. By God's grace, I will live because I believed that.~ Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“She wanted to find the place where lightning bolts were stored, to discover where the wind began, and to watch as love poured down in generous waterfalls into hearts that moved in its current. What a joy to be among the chorus when one more of those hearts turned to the Son. How loud the sound must be.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“A leaf is a silent proverb. Did you ever consider that? When it buds on the tree, people rejoice. Throughout its prime, they love it for the shade it provides. But only when it reaches the end of its time on the tree does its brilliance come through. Sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, sometimes deep red. Dazzling in its artistry, like a drop of sunset you can see at all hours of the day.” Clara smiled. “A leaf has the most extraordinary death. There is so much beauty to it.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“A pained body with a broken spirit tends to recoil when the hand of grace first finds its wounds.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Fear is an invitation to remember who God is.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“We should never underestimate the life-changing gift of friendship.~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“We don't stay long in each other's lives--that's the crux of our humanness. You have to be the friend people need while they are there with you, because it's the only chance you'll get.

[Clara Kip]”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Ours is a God of new life~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Regardless of what’s ahead for you, darling girl, I hope that you will use your love wisely. Give it away for its intended purpose, and don’t be afraid to risk loss.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Hard things usually end in the biggest blessings. ~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Keep the fight in your veins, honey. Never let it fade.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“... she went toe-to-toe with the most vicious enemies this world sends our way. So many of us find ourselves at their mercy too. But Clara was one who chose to fight back with armor and a sword no enemy can steal away. She fought not only for herself but also largely for others. Especially those who could not fight for themselves.
This kind of love comes only from a heart given in devotion to God's will. This kind of love, which crosses boundaries and boldly lays down self, is the love she gave freely and generously, because Jesus first gave it to her. She died in body only once, but she died a thousand tiny deaths to self before that.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Regardless of what's ahead for you, darling girl, I hope that you will use your love wisely. Give it away for its intended purpose, and don't be afraid to risk loss. ~Mrs. Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“When we till and when we mend, when we knead and when we harvest, let our minds dwell on God, who never tires or slumbers and whose best work happens in the depths of our splintered souls.”
― Sara Brunsvold, Divine Proverb of Streusel

“Welcoming others into our homes is a ministry that cannot be overrated. No matter how small, how lacking in finery, how old or new, our homes are gifts to be shared generously, opened to friends and foes and foreigners without partiality. How incredible to think that the space between our four walls can be where others set down their burdens and rest, if only for a meal. We can cheer and comfort the empty so they leave filled, soul and body.”
― Sara Brunsvold, Divine Proverb of Streusel

“I had let Lauren feel alone too many times. I wasn’t going to do it again. I will never do it again. Mothers should always reach for their children first.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Shame reached its pinnacle when laid bare before a parent.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“God had helped them see. He had taken each of them by the hand and shepherded them toward where they were meant to be and what they were meant to find.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“She could practically picture the old woman scuffling about the building to places unnoticed, as if in a slow-motion game of hide-and-see,”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“The idea her sister had rejected may very well have been Chloe’s best one in a long time.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Tell me, Clara, how does it make you feel that you can’t fix John’s death?”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

“Every person has a heart’s desire, including your mom, believe it or not. You and I, we feel the desire first, like a certainty in our bones, a firm belief that it will come to pass. For others, first and foremost they feel the fear of never getting there. It dominates all their senses, their perspective, everything.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“I'd go through it again if that's what the Lord willed. But if I'm being honest--if I had a vote in the matter--there is one thing and one thing only I'd change. I would change the way I die."~ Mrs Kip”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip