Day #3 Molly Mackin was born with a heart wide open for the underdog. As a child she would cry at the thought of bug spray. Bugs that made it past the front door had to be carried back outside, small birds must be put in a safe place away from the family cat and when her sister cried at the thought of picking up toys, Molly helped or did the job herself. As Molly Mackin grew, her heart for those who suffer grew. Her mother would come home to find a teenager having a tough time at home hidden in Molly's room or Molly's clothes that grandparents had sent being worn by those who had no grandparents. For Molly, when she saw an other's pain it became her pain. She had to act.
Molly went on to befriend the ones her parents told her to leave alone. She spent her time with kids who would become the cutters, drop outs and runaways. To parent such a child as Molly a person needed the ability to see far into the future to know that Molly was on the path she (or a Higher Power) had chosen. Do any of you perhaps have such a child? Try your utmost to not shut down their light or block their path. These are the children who will one day grow to be the ones who will save our world. With a child who has a heart for those who are filled with pain, get them involved in helping, in healing early in life. They are what the beatitudes refer to as the peace makers. They bring peace and healing to the world. Help them , shape them, protect them. They will do their work with or without you. Join them.
Molly Mackin went on to marry her college professor, bringing his two young children in to raise as she was raising her own two children, giving this young woman four children to raise when Molly was under the age of thirty. If Molly fought for insects, birds and troubled friends it was nothing compared to how she would fight for children. Her children and any that crossed her path. Her heart grew.
The day came when Molly met a woman who yearned for children yet was unable to carry these children to term. Miscarriage after miscarriage, adoptions that went south days before the baby was to be born, and finally a treacherous person masquerading as a pregnant donor for the childless couple.This yearning for children had created the type of person Molly's heart wanted to heal, to help. The woman and Molly became friends in a Bible study group and eventually the woman asked Molly what her thoughts were on surrogacy and shared with Ms. Mackin her desire to find a surrogate that could carry the child that would be created by the woman and her husband.This tiny cell would then placed in the womb of a person willing to carry this baby, care for this baby and then give the baby back to the woman and her husband at the end of nine months. Would Molly do that for them? Their was no question, at least not for a heart born to heal and comfort. This was a gift. No thousands of dollars changed hands, no special arrangements to get something from this decision to become a surrogate. Only the thought of someone else's pain that could be healed by taking on the overwhelming work of invitro fertilization and that it entailed with nothing at the end of nine months but the knowledge that
this woman now had her twins and her dream of motherhood had come true.
Few if any knew of the agony of daily shots, morning sickness times two, the rules and regulations and restricted travel. Few knew her feelings as Molly handed over twin girls that her hand had patted as they moved deep within. Handed over tiny bodies she had seen grow in the sonograms, tiny bodies that had kicked and heartbeats felt in the middle of sleep. Few knew, most certainly not the parents of the twin lives. They took the babies and went home. They contacted Molly four weeks later and asked if they could now stop the medical insurance they had arranged for her. Few knew. Few knew.
Molly Mackin a woman who makes a difference. A woman who made a difference and asked for nothing in return. Molly Mackin, we stand and salute you and we can not wait to see what will be next.
Her Action: Molly followed the urging of her heart despite the repercussions. Molly acted on her compassion.
Molly Mackin is continuing with her education and will receive her Masters in Counseling in 2011. Molly has asked that any emails be sent to womcd (anne@womcd.com)
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