Westminster Confessions

Congratulations to my sister who just finished her first marathon!

Photo use courtesy of www.brightroom.com

These pictures are in the last leg of the race, which she finished in 4:27:24. Out of a field of 4,221 she crossed the line as the 2115th runner, and the 646th woman. Amazing!!

So what possesses someone to run a marathon? Usually every runner has different (and very personal) reason. Here’s what my sister emailed to us the day before she ran:

This marathon is supporting Donate Life, which is an organ and tissue donation education organization. A dear friend of mine has renal failure and is in need of a kidney transplant, so i am running in her honor. If you think of it tomorrow, i could use a short prayer that i’ll finish - but what i’d really like is if you would pray for my friend. She is considered a high risk patient (lots of medical problems) and needs to be stronger and healthier before the doctors will do a transplant. She is a wonderful woman, and we are all trusting God for His perfect plans for her.

I think she is a pretty terrific sister (and I have two others!).

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