Well. I've been considering changing my direction a little. Not that I don't enjoy photographing everyone I'm already photographing... but I really am lacking the "rewarding" aspect of my job. I started it as a hobby - and really truly enjoyed photographing whatever I was into, but recently... have been feeling like I need to contribute to other peoples happiness in a way that other photographers may not be. 

A great photographer and a very good friend of mine, Julia Holman of Julia Christopher Photography brought me to a site that has touched my heart and made me want to lend my ability to the organization, http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.com

If you have never been to this site, please know that it contains very disturbing images and is very hard to look at. For me, maybe because I was pregnant, but mostly because I understand the pain of a miscarriage and losing a child that I'd not yet known- it caused me to have nightmares for some time. 

The organization is for people who are pregnant and find out that they are either going to miscarry or are told that their unborn child has a fatal disease in which they may be either still born or may not live long after their birth. This organization is full of photographers like Julia and myself that work as professional photographers, that are on call to local hospitals for parents in situations like this that would like to have their baby photographed and/or would like to be photographed with their baby. Sometimes these babies are alive, but most often the child has already passed.

The images are made usually in the hospital when the baby is born or the mother has miscarried and passed the fetus.

To some, this may seem morbid and troubling... but for the people who request such photographs, the images are priceless and seem to help the parents deal with the passing of their child. 

I have not yet joined this organization, but with time and perhaps with a joint effort with other professional photographers, I think this can be a wonderful thing for our area hospitals.

I just think it's time I do something with my business that is a blessing not only to myself, but to anyone that I could help.  

My Family

My love Brant. My 7yr old Sophia. My 6yr old Eden. And my baby Claira. Ain't they all beautiful?!

Sophia is in 1st grade, and is so proud right now because she won her class spelling bee and will be participating in the school spelling bee. She wants to be a Scientist/Actress when she grows up- and I think that suits her perfectly as she's interested in how things work and the "why"s of everything and she can make you believe anything she says!!! 

Eden is in Kindergarten and is a girly girl. She's a wonderful artist and wants to be a doctor of some sort when she grows up. She is probably as smart as most kids a year ahead of her in school. She's wonderfully sweet and a major drama queen. Her life as she knows it ends every time I tell her it's time to clean her room or eat dinner or whatever I ask her to do that is NOT what she is currently doing.

Claira was just born on Jan 14th of 09 and is a perfect mix of Sophia and Eden in the looks department. She's like a brown headed Eden I think. Though you remember it is hard having a newborn in the house... at the same time- you really forget how HARD it is having a newborn in the house. I couldn't wait for her to come out so I could coddle her and love her. Now I wish I could put her back in for just one full nights rest!!! She is starting to settle into a routine a little and is becoming increasingly predictable. She is breastfeeding about ever 2 hours during the day and about every 3-4 hours at night - so I'm a little tired these days. I'm completely enjoying breastfeeding her because of the bonding and time I get to spend with her- but I'm looking forward to her taking a bottle, so I can take my sophia and eden out for a girls day out and so I can reconnect with my husband, my love. 

Well... it's time to pop out the booby again so lil bit can get her belly full. Thanks for stopping in ~ t

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