One of my dearest friends is a lovely lady by the name of Molly Boers. I actually met Molly during her freshmen year at WSU, but we didn’t really become friends until her senior year when she started coming to Resonate (during my first year on staff). I’m not sure what happened then that was different than before, but this time it was magic. Thinking about the past four years of friendship with Molly overwhelms me a little bit. I am so thankful that she was brought into my life.
Molly at her art studio
Molly and I, we just…work. I honestly can’t think of a better way to describe it. She gets my sense of humor like perhaps no other person in my life, and I get hers. We have probably spent equal amounts of time laughing together and crying together (often laughing together until we cry together). Molly is a little bit crazy, and that’s one of the things I love the most about her. She is unexpected and sometimes unconventional, and she is vibrant.
Molly's torso, my arms
Molly can make beautiful art out of just about anything. She inspires me in that way, because where I and most other people tend to see trash or old junk, Molly sees potential. She sees the same in people. She believes in people. I think without even realizing it most of the time, Molly tends to push people to believe that who they are and what they have to offer is beautiful and of value. Molly helps people to understand and see the potential in themselves.
Some of Molly's art
Molly has one of the most compassionate hearts I’ve ever been loved by. She deeply feels the hurt and the pain in the world and in the lives and hearts of people around her. But she refuses to let this cripple her. Instead she acts. She engages with hurt and pain and fights against letting them have the last word. Molly is a fighter. She fights to believe truth in her own life and she has fought for, and sometimes against me, that I would believe truth in my life.
There’s about a million other things I could say about this sweet woman I am blessed to call friend, but I think I’ll leave it at this for tonight. Molly, you were and are an answer to prayer. Thank you for loving me and accepting me for who I am while at the same time believing I can be more. I’m honored to call myself your friend.
Today, I’m thankful for Molly Boers.
