Connilyn Cossette Quotes

“She gently placed her palm on my wounded shoulder and the warmth of her hand did nearly as much to soothe the ache as did the ointment. If only she would continue touching me, allow us to forge something new together from the broken pieces of our past. Her willing presence in my life would be far more healing than any balm”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“But still she fled, leaving me battered and bleeding among the remnants of my brother's life, each of her parting footfalls another blow to the dream I'd not deserved, but had foolishly dared to hope for.”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“She tipped her head back and laughed with gusto, the sound so full and lovely that my own amusement crashed to a halt and I could do nothing but stare. The notes of her laughter twirled through the air like butterflies alight on the breeze.”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“They disregarded the Torah — either willfully, or because the knowledge of the laws regarding handling of the Ark was not properly taught generations to generation. They suffered the consequences for such disobedience. The Philistines are not beholden to our laws. They have no such sacred responsibility. However, they still were cursed because of their foolish boast that they’d been victorious over Yahweh — a notion that the pharaoh in Mosheh’s day learned by suffering his own plagues.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“There is no song more beautiful than the one the creator is composing with every single note of your life, one he’s been weaving together even before your first breath.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“Just as I had yesterday, I felt the strangest urge to run toward it and lay myself on the ground at its base, but at the same time, something deep inside told me to flee in terror from whatever awful power it represented.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“For if Dagon was now powerless and sightless, perhaps the God of the Hebrews had not been bested after all.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“These hands were made to defend those who cannot decent themselves. And tonight, that means protecting your sister by fleeing Ashdod.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“Follow the Ark, Arisa. Do not turn to the right of to the left, and do not stop until it dwells among the cedars and you are sheltered in perfect peace.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“I had no idea what lay before us on this dark road, but I would not waste Azuvah’s sacrifice.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“The indulgent mixture of fragrances beckoned me forward, drawing me into the lush forest of blooms, vines, and greens like the crook of a lover’s finger.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“I could still feel the distinct sensation of her lips pressed to my forehead, as if the last kiss she gave me before her new husband drove away was permanently tattooed onto my skin.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“Ever in motion, she was like a gentle gust of wind flowing about, unseen except for the effects of her silent, selfless service to all those around her.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“He may be an obstinate youth right now, and his immaturity a frustration to his family, but I had to distinct sense that one day Eliora’s brother would prove to be a man whose relentless determination would keep him and those he loved alive in dire circumstances.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“They adopted you. Made a binding covenant with you. Any anyone else who does not see the beauty in the incredible story of your grafting into Israel or misses the brilliant light that shines from the very center of your being does not matter.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“And I realized at that moment that I’d made a decision without even knowing it.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“No matter what decision I made, the cost would be great. But as my father and brothers had learned the hard way on the field at Afek, the cost of going against the will of the Eternal One was greater by far.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“We must stop fighting among ourselves over man-made traditions and power struggles and submit ourselves to Yahweh’s commands alone.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“I looked forward to spending the day thanking Adonai for removing me from a people whose gods demanded everything and gave nothing back, and placing me among those whose God lavished blessings on his own and ashes only that they love him with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.”
― Connilyn Cossette, To Dwell Among Cedars

“Lukio was no longer the boy he’d been, but neither was I the same girl, so it did no good to wish away the chasm between us. It was just as immovable as the mountain I’d grown up on and as deep as the valley I’d walked since he’d left Kiryat-Yearim.”
― Connilyn Cossette, Between the Wild Branches