Meet Molly

[I MIGHT have stolen this adorable pic from her FB page ;-)]

Last week I had the privilege of going to lunch with Molly and getting to know her a little bit more by "interviewing" her. For those of you who don't know her, you should start getting to know her because she's pretty awesome. :-) She loves Jesus, loves music, and has an incredibly kind and compassionate heart. I hope reading this interview will help you learn more about her and maybe help build a friendship with her, as well as reveal some ways that you can be praying for her and encouraging her. If you get the chance, drop her an encouraging note in the comment box when you finish reading. Let her know how much you appreciate her!

Name: Molly A. French (Guess her middle name and win a prize!)
Birthday: August 30th
Favorite candy: Sour gummies or York peppermint patties
Fave dessert: Anything pumpkin
Fave food: Either the chicken panini at Jason's deli or twice baked potatoes
What song can you just not get enough of? There's too many to choose from! My current faves are Spectrum by Florence and the Machine, The Usual Results by Man Overboard, and Can't Help Falling In Love With You by Ingrid Michaelson.
Favorite Bands: Panic At The Disco, Man Overboard, The Black Keys, and Mayday Parade Fave Movies: Every Harry Potter, I Am #4, and Bewitched
Favorite Christmas Song: Carol of the Bells
Favorite Christmas Movie: Mrs. Claus
Christmas Song You Can't Stand: Little Drummer Boy
Christmas Movie You can't stand: 3 Days
What's your favorite Christmas memory? When I was about 7 or 8 years old, absolutely EVERYONE in our family got a new bike and stuffed animals from Target. It was AWESOME.
What would you do if you won a million dollars? I'd buy my parents a new house, buy all my family members new cars, go shopping, pay for mine and my sisters' college tuition, take a huge vacation and get VIP passes to the X-games!
If you could only go to one concert in your lifetime who would you go see? Well, I'd obviously go to a concert with all my favorites. Mayday Parade, Panic at the Disco, and Man Overboard.
What do you want to be when you grow up? An interior designer
What are some of your favorite websites to visit? FB, Tumblr, and Twitter
How do you typically spend your free time? Knitting, watching Gossip Girl (I love Chuck!), listening to my ipod, surfing the web, or reading.
What's your favorite subject in school? ceramics (Watch out, girls. This girl knows her pottery. Pretty sure she's made eleventy billion pieces this year already!)
What would you do if an elephant was in your backyard? I'd ride it! :-)
What is your favorite color? turquoise
What's the coolest thing you've seen or heard lately? I'm kind of obsessed with the show Dance Mom's, so when there was an episode of Rizzoli & Isles pretty much based on Dance Mom's, I thought it was pretty cool.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? New York
What's your favorite state and why? New York again. :-) Because they've got so much to see and do, and they particularly have Broadway and absolutely gorgeous winters.
Where was your favorite vacation? Great Wolf Lodge
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? dolphin (Molly and I totally had a moment of brain connection on this question. As soon as I asked it I thought "She'd be a dolphin" and she blurted out none other than...a dolphin. :-)
If you could spend a day with one celebrity, who would it be? Shawn White
If you could have dinner with one person who is no longer alive (and not a zombie), who would it be and what would you talk about? I'd have dinner with my Great-Grandma. She used to date the gangster Pretty Boy Floyd back in her day, and I'd ask her about it. She also later married an Indian, so I'd ask her all about that too!
If you found out you had one week left to live, how would you spend it? I'd hang out with my parents, go to Mississippi to visit friends and family, ride roller coasters, and go to concerts.
What's one thing most people don't know about you? I used to dance.
What are some of the challenges you face as a Christian in high school? Having to stand up to peer pressure and even lose friends because I don't want to do the things that they do.
Do you find it easy or difficult to share your faith with others? Why or why not? Difficult, because a lot of the time I just don't know what to say.
What are some of the ways you've seen God work in your life? When my Mom had her stroke, doctors didn't think she'd be able to get her vision back. For the past several months she's only been able to see half of my face, but now she can see the whole thing! Also, I've seen God miraculously provide a job for my dad. Several years ago my Dad lost his job and sent an application to Flight Safety in Georgia. It never went through and for the next few years he struggled with employment, but then out of nowhere he got a call from Flight Safety here in Kansas about receiving his application, and that set in motion our move to Kansas. He never even sent an application to Kansas, and come to find out, it was the same application from seven years ago! When he got the job, he was SURE it was what God wanted him to do and where he wanted us to be.
What are your favorite verses?
Romans 12:2 - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Matthew 6:34 - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Isaiah 41:10 - So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Can you tell me about one of the most difficult times in your life? Last year a lot of friends turned their back on me and I felt very alone. I spent a lot of time at home with nothing to do and no one to hang out with and didn't feel like I belonged at youth group, so it was a really hard time to go through. But this year I've made a lot of great Christian friends and looking back I'm actually glad that I went through it because I was putting my friends first instead of God. It was a hard lesson to learn, but I'm glad I learned it.
What are some words of wisdom you can pass on to some of the other girls in our youth group? Put God first and put your security in him. Don't obsess over the kinds of things that other kids at school do, like what brands of clothing you wear, what kind of car you drive, who has what or does what or goes out with who and so on. And last, don't become full of yourself.