Promises.

Lately I’ve found peace by reminding myself of His promises. His promise that He has plans for me (Jeremiah 29:11), that He will fight for me (Exodus 14:14), that He will finish what He has started in me (Philippians 1:16) and that inspite of this life being hard He won’t ever leave me (John 16:33).

I wrote that back in October, and although a lot has changed that paragraph and those promises haven’t.  I went to passion last month in Atlanta and just like last year it was amazing but unlike last year I was actually ready to listen to what God was trying to tell me, I was open to what He might tell me or send me. Not that I wasn’t listening last year but rather I was listening for one thing….Swaziland. and this year I was hoping for that answer just like last year but I was also open to hearing Colorado or anything else He might say.

I heard God loud and clear this year…He was rather stern if that is even possible. I heard Him say “you are where I want you.” I wasn’t disappointed at first…then I met up with a woman I went to Swaziland with, she will be going back until God calls her back here. I’m  a little envious but more excited for her and the Swazis. I heard God tell me I’m where I’m supposed to be our first night and lucky for me He repeated Himself a lot. 

After I got back He continued to remind me that He has called me home for this season (which is a long but wonderfully hard and amazing season might I add.) for a reason. Best part of this is I still don’t see the big picture, so there are more reason I’m here besides the 8 million He already shown me. He knows me well.

Every Saturday and sometimes other days during the week I get to spend with two of my very most favorite boys in the entire world (which is saying A LOT considering I’ve got lots of favorite boys in Africa).  I get to take them places, teach, get to be loved and learn from them. I get to help their mom spend time with their dad, do homework, rest, shower without little bodies trying to interrupt and I get to love her and redefine family for her.

Every Thursday I get to host anywhere between 20-35 college age kids and give them my two cents, little bit of wisdom God has given me and hangout with them. Not only that but I get to spend time with Brandon who  teaches me and shows me more then he will ever know.

I get to live with three BEAUTIFUL young women who are constantly loving and encouraging me. They are simply wonderful.

And now I get to love my parents more than I ever have before, my mama is a fighter let me tell you. I constantly remind myself that this too shall pass, this is just a season, God has a plan even for this, He is allowing this for a reason; a reason I don’t need or have to know.  

Jesus is a daily choice for me, I have to choose Him, choose to live a life that points to Him. Some days I seems like I have to choose him hourly and others it doesn’t feel like that at all.  At the end of the day when I sit back and reflect on it all I am always overwhelmed by Him and His abundant love, His provisions and His heart. He picked me while I was in the darkest part of my life, making the biggest more hurtful mistakes. Not only did He pick me but He made me new, changed my heart and my life. He turned a party girl who was searching for love and acceptance in all the wrong places; into a woman, He has changed my dreams and made them into His, gave me a new heart that longs for Him and His will. I could go on and on…but I wont :)

Sometimes I have to put my pride aside and find the joy in what He’s given me and is doing with me! God is so good, all the time. His love never fails and He never changes.

My how time flies

Two years ago today I was flying home from 13 weeks in Swaziland. I was so excited to be coming home and to shower and sleep in my own bed. On my very long flights home all I could do was dream about what was going to happen next. I wanted to go back to Africa soon and knew my life was going to very different. Little did I know.

I look back now and think if I only had a small clue of what these past two years would look like I would have died. These past years have been hard but absolutely amazing. Even though I often long for Swaziland and to be back there with my teammates I am so glad I’ve been here doing ministry and experiencing life. I have the most incredible friends who I met after I came home. I have learned so many lessons I couldn’t have learned if I was anywhere else. I’ve worked at the coolest places doing the coolest things. I’ve lived with some freaking amazing women. I’ve seen God work in ways I never could have imagined. and He has used me in ways here that I couldn’t been used in Africa. I could go on and on. I mean seriously though just look at my last couple of blogs…hello God is so cool! So good. I know He will send me back one day and as much as I long for that day I need to focus on the tasks at hand. Let me just brag for a second on what amazing things God is doing with me here. He is allowing me to serve the most wonderful woman and her two sweet boys. I mean come on dude what did I do to get this gig? Nothing. Pretty cool. Not only that but He got me this job at my church, let’s just talk about that. I get to serve the college students in this area and do the coolest stuff with them? Yes please. But once again what did I do to get this? Nothing. His provision is so COOL!!! Its gets better and better. I helped start two community groups that are thriving and growing constantly….whoa back this up. me? Mollie? Holy moly. I can’t help but point to Jesus on all of that. I in no way am capable to do any of that on my own. Nope can’t even try and claim that as my own doing. I live the best life, I have hardships and struggle with a lot of stuff but He is good, constantly, always. Today yesterday and always.

Two years ago I had no idea what was about to start. I couldn’t have guessed even close. I miss my teammates, I miss living, working, playing and growing with them. They taught me many lessons and showed me what community is. I am so thankful for each and every one of them, they helped mold me and shape me into who I am today. I also miss my Swazi’s. I know God has a plan for my teammates and my Swazi’s. I am truly blessed with the community I am surrounded with right now, working and living and growing with. I couldn’t be more blessed. And  I am so excited what God is going to do in the next two years!

tomorrow!!!

Holy crap tomorrow is my 23rd birthday! Where has the time gone? I am totally aware of how young 23 is, however I cannot believe how fast that came up.


This last year has seriously flown by so quickly, it seems like just yesterday I was in Disney world with Justin and Nicole celebrating my 22nd birthday. Sheesh.

This year really felt like the year of abundance. I am over whelmed just thinking about how much has changed and how much God has given me, His provision is flawless.

I think what I am most looking forward to on this birthday is how I’m starting it out. The first thing I get to do tomorrow is go to the staff devotional at Flatirons church! How cool is that? And right after the devo I’m taking my staff photo for the website, um hello best birthday present. I swear tomorrow just keeps gets better and better, after I take my picture I then I get to go to the staff thanksgiving lunch. I am so excited.

I am so thankful for all the lessons I learned this year, even though most of them were hard I know that they were shaping my character and making me grow. I’m also so very thankful for all my wonderful friends. I seriously have the best friends a girl could ask for. They love me unconditionally, support me through it all, listen to me vent, put up with my ridiculous laugh, allow me to be me even when its not always the prettiest or most loving, hold me up when all I can do is cry, call me out when I’m wrong (which is more often then I would like to admit) and are always encouraging me. I am beyond blessed with the people in my life.

I’m looking forward to this next year in my life. I am so excited to see where God takes me and what He has in store. And if 23 is anything like 22 its going to be incredible.

Bring it on 23! :)

a little recap on summer.

For some odd reason I always think October is the official end to summer, I have no idea why.


So with the “official” end of summer comes PICTURES!!!

This summer was full of boys, I was constantly with Brandon, Grant, Kaleb, Mikhail and Khalil, which is good because those five boys also happen to be my favorite boys. :)

This summer was hot one, let me tell you. My house was built in the 60s or something so of course that means no A/C, my car is slowly dying so that means no A/C oh and it was like 100 every day! Haha I’ve lived in worse but still not ideal.

September was a very busy month. Brandon and I started our new community group and the first month was amazing, lots of new and old faces. I really love how quickly my little living room fills up on Thursdays.

Grant, Brandon and I threw Kaleb a little birthday party at my house on his actual birthday since Bianca had to work late. It was fun, we played, watched a movie, ate and had lots of presents!

We took Mikhail and Khalil to the aquarium and the museum.

Bianca threw Kaleb a big birthday party with a jumpy castle.

I also hosted a bridal shower with an Alice in wonderland theme.
Like I said its been a busy month. I love how God works, I say that a lot but its true. His timing and provision are always perfect. I will never get over it.

 one happy boy!

 handsome boys arent they?

 Bianca is so beautiful!

 they loved the jumpy castle.

 kaleb was ready for cake.

                            such a serious kiddo.        

                                      
 Kaleb LOVES his Mr. Grant, so does Khalil

 Mikhail at the museum.

 the bridal shower table.

wasting time.

The other day I read one of the most amazing blogs. It was about how we waste the years of being single looking for the right person and whining about why were single when in all reality our single years are the best time to grow closer to God and to discover who you really are.

“….making the most of being single means being on your own. It’s just you and God. Being single is about discovering who you are. Setting personal boundaries, knowing your likes and dislikes, your passions, and the desires of your heart……if you don’t know these things about yourself you’re going to date the wrong person. You will end up living a story that is unintended for you.”

I just love that quote. It sums it all up. Being 22 and single means that this is my prime time to grow and learn, however I wont lie this is really hard to live out because I am at the age when most people meet their spouses and get married and start having kids, so its easy to become impatient or distracted.

Lately I’ve found peace by reminding myself of His promises. His promise that He has plans for me (Jeremiah 29:11), that He will fight for me (Exodus 14:14), that He will finish what He has started in me (Philippians 1:16) and that inspite of this life being hard He wont ever leave me (John 16:33). Because the truth is with or without a husband God will follow through on those promises. There is no time like the present to live those promises out.

I highly recommend everyone to read the blog. www.goodwomenproject.com

Busy Bee

My word I’ve been slacking a lot lately. Goodness. Well this summer flew by much too quickly. I’ve been super busy with work and church and so much more. Sometime back in July I started babysitting for a girl I work with (who I now call my sister) on Saturdays, which has been so much fun. She has two very handsome little boys who each time I watch I fall more in love with. A couple of weeks ago I took them swimming, Bianca and Kaleb joined us, as well as our amazing guy friends Grant and Brandon. It was so much fun. I loved watching these two grown men melt over three sweet boys who needed love. I love how God uses us, His humble servants to show His love.


Bianca and Kaleb moved out :( we cried. I miss them so much already. Bianca is going back to school and will be taking classes in the evenings so it makes sense for her to move back home that way she isn’t picking Kaleb up at 10 O’clock at night. But doesn’t change that I miss them.

I am so proud of her though. She is the best mother for Kaleb (and father if you ask me).

This week is the last week Brandon and I are leading the Longmont/Lafayette group, after this week we will be splitting into two groups. One in Lafayette and the other in Longmont, Brandon and I will be leading the Lafayette group and hosting it at my house. As always prayers are appreciated.

Sometimes I just can’t get over that this is the life God has given me. He has redeemed me, given me a new start, provides more then enough of everything and He lets me love and serve His people in the coolest ways. It blows me away, He blows me away.

My community group recently went through a relationship series by Andy Stanley. It was really good for everyone in the group, especially for Brandon and I. after our last break ups we both came to the realization that God is giving us this time to work on ourselves and to prepare for our future spouses, which is pretty cool. Its hard to say admit this because I am so impatient but this time is really important because I get to further prepare for my FH (future husband). This time is my time to grow in the Lord and to focus on my ministry full time without distractions, but with that said I’m also trying to keep an open mind to dating again. Guarding my heart while keeping an open mind….harder then it sounds, let me tell you. Man FH is going to be one lucky fella ;)

I can’t say how thankful I am enough, I am so thankful for my family and friends, community and Lord. I have an abundance of love and support. God is so good.

I can’t post a blog without mentioning my residents. There are days when I feel like old people are going to the end of me, but most days I feel so blessed to be serving them. One minute they are yelling at me for who knows what and the next their telling me how pretty I am. Recently we had some tile replaced at work and some pretty good looking young men were doing it and all the little old ladies were right outside the bathrooms where they were working making sure they all got a good peek at them. one of my residents we’ll call her “Christina” kept asking them personal questions like “are you single?” “where do you live?” and lots of others. As soon as he told her he single she went up to her room and put on make up and did her hair. Later she came back down to tell me she was going to get his number for me….suuuure for me huh? Haha how sweet of her… the rest of the week while they worked she flirted. Killed me. gotta love em.

Bucket list

I’ve been thinking a lot lately just about life and how I want to live mine. Years ago I made a “realistic” bucket list. On it were things that I could do in my life time. I have no idea where the list is now so I’m thinking I need to make a new one, so here it is:


-see Kings of Leon in concert (I got tickets for September, I’m stoked!)

-see Britney Spears in concert.

-see Mumford and sons in concert.

-Visit all 50 states. (I’ve been to 27 or 28)

-adopt a baby from Swaziland

-go back to Swaziland

-live in another country and do missions

-become a Photo Journalist.

-go to Russia

-go to Greece.

-send a message in a bottle.

-write a book

-blog about all my adventures (I love blogging)

-write my love story

-have a reunion with the girls I went to Swaziland with.

-have a house with a screened in porch.

-be in a music video

These are just some of not so obvious things I want to do, I do want to get married one day and have a couple dozen (well maybe not dozen) kids of my own. But one day I want to do all of these things. I love adventures and I love telling the stories.