molly miltenberger murray
stories . poetry
Today, She Is gives insight into a world of newness and all the fears of being human. Molly shares her dark night of the soul as she relearns how to just be. -Jeff Bettger, pastor, Mars Hill Church, Washington
The account of the amazing hardships suffered by Molly is a deeply moving testimony and a source of limitless hope. When courage, faith, and affection from family and friends combine, medicine may get a miracle. -Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre, director of historical research, Prince of Monaco's Palace, Monaco
This is something physicians do not see, a soul observing herself through the mystery, suffering, and rebirth that is her mind recovering from severe brain injury. Molly shares the struggle and grace to recapture hope, beauty, and herself – the woman her creator intended. -Paul Gorsuch, M.D., neurosurgeon, Montana
Molly Murray has a dramatic story to tell, and she the poet's soul to tell it movingly. More, she has the depth of intelligence to tell it profoundly. God is good to have preserved Molly to bear witness to the new life that follows death.-Peter Leithart, PH.D, president, Trinity House Institute, Alabama
Mrs. Murray’s poetic recounting of
her injury and recovery in Today, She Is swiftly allows the reader to experience the vivid dreams, recapturing of memories, and beauty of her rebirth. Through her vulnerable, clever perspective, I stepped into the dreams, memories, rebirth, and found life looked different on the last page for me as well. -Elizabeth Miller, artist and traveler
A Book for victims, for survivors, and for those who want to understand. This is how it feels to recover.
The summer that I was 15, a SPEEDBOAT landed on my HEAD. I suffered a horrendously severe BRAIN INJURY and experienced a MIRACULOUS SURVIVAL. I woke up to the realization that I had to RELEARN EVERYTHING. I had the next 3 TENUOUS, PAINFUL years to figure out LIFE and RECOVERY. That was high school.
DURING those 3 years, I would have given ANYTHING to talk to SOMEONE who undergone something SIMILAR and had COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
THIS BOOK IS THE STORY THAT I WANTED TO READ.
I am SO thankful for you. Thankful for your ability to share.... I hope that one day I can give you a hug in person. God is so faithful and so good. Thanks for being the story that I needed to hear when I was in a difficult spot. Hugs and love!!! -Annie Meade
Love your book! very amazing. -Jeannette Olps
Thank you for sharing your story. It is such a good example of courage. -Laurie Miltenberger
Thoroughly enjoying it... I feel like I'm going through the experience with you. You have a very engaging writing style. -Margo Macinnes Macrae
Praise the Lord. He had more purposes to fulfil in your life. -Calum MacInnes
An unbelievable story of strength and cultivating the most beautiful of characters. Poetry embracing prose. -Catherine Pierce, Goodreads, 5 stars
Rarely do I read books where metaphors and similitudes explode off the page. Now and forever will I read everything that Molly M. Murray writes. The beloved G. K. and Dorothy Sayers are smiling. -Bo Stuart
Wow wow wow, I have only read the extract on your website so far but I work with people with acquired brain injury every day and seldom am I brought to tears with their stories. Not because I don't care, but because I hear them so frequently. Your story though really did pull at my heartstrings... I just have to read it!!!!!! -Susanne Brown, Headway Highlands
I can barely use exclamation points right now, because you used them so profoundly and carefully in your work that they became very impactful and important when they were used... kind of like a tsumani of intentionality with each exclamation point! I feel like they are more valuable and important now, and that I can't just throw them around while I'm still recovering from the transformation your book had on my soul!
The whole book was so moving for me... Your whole book humbled me. Lots of times, the way you wrote and the way your thoughts flowed through the pages, dredged up memories that I didn't really want to remember, and questions to God that I had pushed down. It made me pray!
...Thank you for being so vulnerable and humble and honest and kind in your words. I was blessed so richly and profoundly by reading your story, and the way you use words to skillfully, artistically paint such a vivid life-encompassing picture is - with words - what I can't even dream of successfully doing visually with my art and design. -Rachel Rosales, Orange Peale Design
This is a really remarkable story of recovery- but more than the miracle of surviving the initial injuries from a speedboat running into her head, Molly describes her own journey inside her mind- I was astounded and captivated. ~Merilee Paxton, Amazon, 5 stars
Inspiring!!! Molly's story is proof that God can over come any circumstance, I feel highly encouraged and deeply awed by the mysterious ways God chooses to use such tragedy's in our lives! So greatful for Molly sharing this part of her story within God's greater story! ~Beth Highfill, Amazon, 5 stars
I read Molly's book on Sunday afternoon - I could not put it down. At first, I was speechless. As I re-read parts of it, though, these words and more came to mind: devastating - beautiful - horrifying - hopeful - truthful - painful - intelligent - terrifying - thoughtful - puzzling - profound - miraculous. I want to hear more - I hope Molly is writing about the next chapter of her journey! Thank you for this book. - Reader
The book is a very raw, artistically written account of what happened... It is Molly's story, and clearly realistic as she reveals the pain and chaos she went through at that time, which must have been horrific. -Emma Mackenzie
You’re a wonderful writer. Inventive, smart, funny. Admiration. - Anne Morrison
Molly is the film that the superteam Will Foster and Adam Croft made for the AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION 2011 NEURO FILM FESTIVAL.
