The Butterfly Effect - Update #17

It seems each time I sit down to write an update for The Butterfly Effect, the first thought that comes to mind is

pure gratitude.  Each time an envelope arrives in the mail, I feel so humble and grateful for both having such a priveleged life and knowing, through this experience, there are so many generous, trusting and compassionate people in our world.

I have a fabulous collection to share with you today.  Floating with feathers and beads, cloth, paper, paint, even a  frozen charlotte doll and loving messages for the Holocaust children, the butterflies arrived from both children and adults and from as far away as NORWAY and DUBAI.   In total,  eleven butterflies landed at my doorstep.  Several more people 'signed in' to express an interest in participating in the Holocaust Museum Houston Butterfly Project.  I am just now getting caught up with recording all of the new participants. 

One in particular, moved me to tears, and I wanted to share it today.  It comes from Renee -

"I just wanted to send you this email in reference to your blog posting The Butterfly Effect. I love this idea. I was so inspired I canceled my appointments for the day updated my blog with a link to your page with your graphic and spent a few hours creating my butterfly. My butterfly means the world to me. Reading how each butterfly represents one of the 1.5 children who were lost to the Holocaust, I thought about how those voices were silenced never to be heard again.

 There is another group that was silenced as well. I have added triangles and rainbows to my butterfly. These are in representation of the Gays & Lesbians that were lost as well. What few people know is that the Gays and Lesbians were not liberated from the death camps as the other prisoners were. The gays and lesbians were taken from the camps and placed in other prisons where they remained. No one came to free them.

I have always looked at butterflies as freedom. A spirit flying above the mess below in the warm sunshine and they always make me smile. I hope that your project brings the sun shine out and shows all these wonderful butterflies in the freedom and happiness they should have. So my butterfly has been safely packaged into an envelope and it’s now on it’s way to you.

 Thank you so much for introducing this project. It certainly put my day into prospective.


Blessed Be
Sosanna

Thank you Renee/Sosanna - I appreciate you sharing your information, time and your heart with me this week.  Your letter was bittersweet both inspiring and disturbing all rolled into one.


And thank you to the following warm souls whose butterflies are now in safe keeping. 

Maggie Tomei
J. Wanamaker
Sara Healy
Micah Coffey
Lilly Coffey
Josiah Coffey
Hanna Coffey
Nikole Miller
Becky Bunn
Nine Lise Moen
Mr. Moen Jr.

Maggie Tomei

Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

Becky Bunn
Berthoud, Colorado, USA
http://www.heartinmyhand.blogspot.com/

J. Wanamaker

Duncan, BC, Canada

Josiah Coffey - age 3
Dubai, UAE

 Lilly Coffey - age 5
Dubai, UAE









Nikole Miller

Boise, Idaho, USA
http://www.howtomakeamark.tumblr.com/

Micah Coffey - age 2

Dubai, UAE

Hanna Coffey (aunt to Lilly, Josiah and Micah)

Boise, Idaho, USA

http://www.hanna-barefootjourney.blogspot.com/

Sara B. Healy

Tallahasse, Florida, USA

http://www.sarahealy.com/

Mr. Moen Junior - age 3.5
Stavenger, Norway
http://www.mrsmoen.blogspot.com/

Nine Lise Moen
Stavanger, Norway
http://www.mrsmoen.blogspot.com/

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