Here's a picture from this year's official program of the Houston Marathon, which took place on Sunday. This is Team Butterfly--all of these gals are members of our church.The picture was taken last year when they successfully finished the Houston Marathon together as walkers. This year the two ladies on the left RAN the Marathon, both finishing in about 5 hours. Outstanding! The other ladies stuck to their walking and also finished the race.
Team Butterfly has a story. They formed in support of Pam, whose daughter Lara was killed in an automobile accident. Lara was only in her twenties and had been married less than a year when this happened. She was a teacher and youth group sponsor beloved by all who knew her. Because Lara trained for the Houston Marathon, the Team got together to take on the challenge in her memory. They chose the name "Butterfly" because the butterfly is symbolic of the resurrection. None of them had ever trained to walk or run a marathon before, but they joined a local group that offers training and worked for months to get ready for their first race.
This is the second year for Team Butterfly and they decided to marathon for a cause. They got sponsors from the church and the community to contribute to the Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services, which is a Texas state-wide group that maintans several group homes and foster homes for children. I understand they will be contributing about $1,000 to this fine group, which, by the way, is the oldest charitable organization in Texas.
What a wonderful way to remember Lara. Congratulations Janet, Dorothy, Norma, Pam and Becky. Team Butterfly really rocks!!
2 comments:
That is really inspirational! Thanks for posting the story.
Very Cool People!
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