Who am I?
1. I’m Molly. Mostly, I’m just being me. I love red wine and playing in rain storms.
Photo: Wendy Maybury
2. I’m a Christian. I believe in the love of God, sent through his son Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself for the sins of the world so that, through him, we might have peace with God in this life and forever. We attend Hope Community Church, a really great church here in Minneapolis.
3. I’m a wife. I married a wonderful, brilliant man. I know that sounds weird to say, but…I did. And it’s a good thing it worked out well, since we hardly knew each other when we got married–we dated for two months and then were engaged for four. A whopping total of 6 months! Abraham’s really good at the internet, so he gets to blog for his job! He’s also the Community Manager for Abuyo, a company set to launch in summer 2011. He also likes red wine and playing in rain storms, so that’s convenient.
Photo: Wendy Maybury
4. I’m a mom. I am the mother to 5 children.
Orison is our oldest. He was born in 2004, just after our first anniversary (yeah, we didn’t waste any time). Orison is full of life, imagination, passion, and music. He’s our little songsmith. He’s also a killer reader and student at school! Orison will join the ranks of the first graders this fall, and he is PSYCHED!
Photo: Katie Roche
Felicity is our second child, stillborn on September 22, 2007. She was 39 weeks and 4 days in my womb. Saying goodbye to her has been the heartbreak of my life. I did a lot of writing about her on this blog in the past. I haven’t written about Felicity much lately, but you’re more than welcome to read back over anything from that time in my life if it interests you.
Morrow is our third child, born in 2008 (11 months to the day after his sister was born). Having 2 babies in 1 year was killer, but this kid has been the beam of sunshine our family wanted and needed. He loves to jump and play ball and melt hearts nationwide. He’s a total stinker. And growing into quite the little ham, as you can see.
Photo: Katie Roche
AND…on August 2, 2010, we welcomed Cadence Felicity Piper and Whitsun Robert Piper to our family!
Photo: Wendy Maybury
Raising twins is an insane amount of work and an insane amount of blessing. I remember my Uncle (who’s a linguist and missionary to Cameroon) telling me that, in Cameroon, there’s a special word for parents of multiples. Not just “mom” or “dad,” a completely different category.
Cadence is the daughter we get to snuggle, coo over, tickle, and adore here on earth. She’s an amazing gift to us. She is seriously the most content baby ever to exist, and almost always has a contagious smile to share. She adores her older brothers, and is learning to keep up with her very quick twin brother Whit!
Whitsun (Whit) rounds out the count at a whole five fingers. Number 5. Wow. Never thought I’d have five children. But Whit is seriously amazing. He was born a straight breech, and hasn’t stopped surprising me since! He’s our only child with blue eyes. He’s beaten all his other siblings at gross motor milestones. He has the sweetest smile and the softest head to ever top a baby.
Photos: Katie Roche
5. I’m a child sponsor. Hector is our extended family member, and he lives in El Salvador. Our family has chosen to sponsor him through Compassion International. I had a chance to meet him in November 2009, on a Compassion Bloggers trip, and it was amazing. Part of what I did on the trip was blog! I’d love for you to read the posts from that trip, and think about child sponsorship through Compassion. It’s life-changing.
Photo: Keely Scott
6. I’m a knitter. My favorite things to knit are socks, but I like everything else too. Baby knitting is great for the faster gratification. True confession: I’ve been knitting for years and I’ve never knit a blanket (too much commitment and too boring)! My favorite piece I’ve ever knit was for my daughter Felicity for what would have been her 4th birthday.
I invite you to read along with our family’s highs and lows, our joys and our sorrows. You can join the adventure by subscribing to the RSS feed, or by email subscription. You can also follow me on Twitter!
Thanks for reading!
