Live Like Molly

For many, the holidays are a time for family, fun and cheer. But for those dealing with loss, the holidays can be extremely difficult. On February 21, 2015, the Griffin family received the news that no one ever wants to hear. Molly was driving through an intersection when a drunk driver sped through and slammed into her.

“I had 23 and a half years of a joyous, awesome person, and that is how i want to remember her,” Molly’s mother says.  “I don’t want to remember how she left. I want to remember her for who she was. And when I do that, I can deal with life.”

This is the first Christmas sine Molly’s death. And the Griffin family is starting a new tradition. In the past, the Griffins bought an ornament for each of their kids to symbolize something important that happened that year. A few years ago the family tree became so overloaded with ornaments that they decided to invest in individual trees for the kids.

“Now we’ll always have the Molly tree. And we decided that we’re going to put Molly’s tree up, and we’re not going to decorate it until Christmas eve when the entire family, and her aunt and uncle, and her cousins are here. And we’re all going to take turns decorating Molly’s tree.”

As hard as these times may be, the Griffins are doing their best to stay positive and focus on the good times they had with Molly. Her father Doug Griffin recalled a memory that would end up being the last time he would hear his daughters voice.

“I invited her to come with us to the cartoon type movie, which you know she had no interest in going to, and the last thing she said to me before we walked out was ‘I’m good.'”

The Griffins intend to help sponsor a “Molly Day” every year on August 26 to honor her birthday and the amazing person she was.  People participate by performing random acts of kindness to #LiveLikeMolly.

For more information on this special day, visit the Molly Day facebook page.