The Maid of Ballymacool Quotes

“You're a daughter of the Creator of the universe. Ya have a purpose far grander than you could ever imagine.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Child, there's more to yer story than ye could ever know. And there's things the good Laird has for ye to do that no one else can.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“He washed the feet o’ others, He befriended the unfriendable”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“You have never been nobody. God spared ya from your parents' fate for a reason. I don't pretend to know why His plan for ya included this road you've been led down, but I do know He doesna wast a single tear.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Ya were meant for greatness in this world, a stoir. Even if yer station never changes.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Brianna Kelly, don't let anyone tell ya that who ya are doesn't matter. Everything ya do, shows His glory to the world. At least, it can if ye'll let it. You are a daughter of the King, and it's high time ya treat yerself as such."

"How would I do that?" Visions of fancy robes and demanding breakfast in bed flitted across her mind's eye. That would never do. "By followin' His example. He washed the feet o' others, He befriended the unfriendable, and He never lost sight o' the purpose laid afore Him by the Father. Our Father.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Brianna Kelly, don't let anyone tell ya that who ya are doesn't matter. Everything ya do, shows His glory to the world. At least, it can if ye'll let it. You are a daughter of the Kind, and it's high time ya treat yerself as such."

"How would I do that?" Visions of fancy robes and demanding breakfast in bed flitted across her mind's eye. That would never do. "By followin' His example. He washed the feet o' others, He befriended the unfriendable, and He never lost sight o' the purpose laid afore Him by the Father. Our Father.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Brianna realized that at any give moment, she might be connected to countless others in faith through prayer, perhaps even united in their request. And that was a great comfort to her tired and lonesome heart.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“No, he was dangerous because he awakened something far more treacherous in her. something she couldn't afford to cultivate. Something deadlier than any poison or illness. Hope.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Yer purpose in this world has precious little to do with what job ya hold. It's to do wi' the way ya impact the people around you. 'Tis true, a stoir. God has put ya where ye are for a reason. There's no 'just' when it comes to the identity of His paisti (children). If He's kept ya where ya are, that means He's not done using ya there.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Somehow Michael's presence had awoken in her a desire she had buried a long time ago. A sense that she was meant for something more--something meaningful.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“She'd felt so alone and unseen under the cruel weight of Magee's rule that it never dawned on her that God might connect the world in such an intimate yet intangible way. Perhaps that's why the Good Book speaks of faith as being a mystery. Brianna realized that at any given moment, she might be connected to countless others in faith through prayer, perhaps even united in their requests. And that was a great comfort to her tired and lonesome heart.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“He was dangerous because he awakened something far more treacherous in her. Something she couldn't afford to cultivate. Something deadlier than any poison or illness. Hope.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

“Micheal studied the woman's face. She was beautiful, aye, but there was something about her, something he couldn't place, that absolutely captivated him.”
― Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool