She was the first child to call me "Mama," the first child I recall throwing up on me, the first child I remember holding extensively (until I thought my arms would fall off), the first child to make me realize that God had trusted us with a very precious task in parenting.
To say that Molly makes me a better person would be an understatement. She is so many things that I am not...some good...and some well...we all have areas for growth. We are learning together. She challenges my thoughts and ideas (She is learning to do this respectfully). She is compassionate and has a desire to serve. She knows what it means to sacrifice time and attention. She loves people. She wants to take walks in our neighborhood when she thinks people might be in their yards to talk. She is a strong leader and fierce competitor. We have lots of conversations about the way we "want" to do things versus the way we "should" do things...and she gets it....and is working on it (aren't we all).
I have a desire to live righteously to please God, but also because I am living life in front of her. I want her to know what it looks like to follow Christ. I want her to know how to handle adversity and disappointment, because we know life is full of both. I also want her to know how to find joy in all things. She is a resilient young woman of God who is willing to express her struggles and share them to gain knowledge of how to grow from them. She desires to be better everyday and that is a lesson for us all.
Molly is....
A great big sister!! She is our Wonder Woman!
Our hope for the future...yes... she wants to be the President.
A motivated, high achieving student!
A Competitor.
A prayer leader.
An AMAZING daughter.
I am so thankful for the 9 years I have had with this precious girl. There is no doubt that God has big plans for her life. I am thankful that I have a front row seat to see it unfold.
Ahhhh...was this really 9 years ago!?!? Those cheeks!
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