What a day yesterday.
I am so thankful to be near all of
my family members and friends.
Now my family is growing and my friends
are growing. Both Jo and Megan joined
us for a meal at Gary’s mom’s and at
my sister’s…it was awesome.

No malls today but there are 2 families
checking into the Hilton today and Jo
really wants to come along and see how
that all goes down so we’ll head out in
a little bit and grab a bite on the way.

Megan will be back later on.

How long does the ‘ol L-Triptophan stay
in your system anyway? I felt like a mid
morning nap a bit ago!

I was on call yesterday in the west for NILMDTS
and received 2 calls. The first one was at
Children’s in Minneapolis and the 2nd was
for the UofM Children’s. Very different losses
I was nearly sent away on the 2nd session due
to the fact that the father was pretty firm
on not wanting any photography. The mom insisted
on my services and so the father stepped out,
I entered the room, hopped up on the bed with
she and her son and granted her request.
As I left the room, I waited to make eye contact
with the father, nodded and mouthed the words
“thank you.” and he said “thank you.”

I hate that these losses occur but I am forever
grateful that God has given me the ability, the
talent and the support that I need to walk into
these families lives, at what must be the most
intimate of moments, and give them images that
will help them remember, mourn & heal.

On an up note…today is Kiki’s birthday!
She’s Owen & Reese’s mom, my brother’s wife.
I love her. Happy Birthday Kindra!