Now I lay me down to sleep

This weekend while watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition because there wasn't much else to watch I saw something that inspired me. The family lost their home in a flood. But what really got me was the volunteer work that the mother of the family did. She ran a service called Tiny Works of Heart. She took photographs of babies who were not going to live.

I wanted to research this further. I was able to find out she is part of a non profit organization called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep .

Here is there About section-

Pregnancy and birth are miraculous journeys. This amazing time of life is full of mystery, anticipation, joy, hope, and wonder. Feeling the powerful energy of birth and new life, watching as a new family is born unto each other. These things humble and amaze. These are the things that we celebrate when a baby is born.

But there is another aspect of pregnancy and birth. There is an unexpected place in this journey where some families may find themselves. When a baby dies, a world is turned upside down.

There is confusion, sadness, fear, and uncertainty that cannot be explained. There is sorrow where there should have been joy. During this time, it might be impossible for families to know what they might need in order to heal in the future.

This is the place where the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation gently provides a helping hand and a healing heart. For families overcome by grief and pain, the idea of photographing their baby may not immediately occur to them. Offering gentle and beautiful photography services in a compassionate and sensitive manner is the heart of this organization. The soft, gentle heirloom photographs of these beautiful babies are an important part of the healing process. They allow families to honor and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives.

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of almost 6,000 volunteer photographers in the United States and twenty-five international countries. At a family's request, a NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer will come to your hospital or hospice location and conduct a sensitive and private portrait session. The portraits are then professionally retouched and presented to the families on an archival DVD or CD that can be used to print portraits of their cherished baby.

Our entire network of affiliated photographers graciously donate their time and talents to our families and we are proud to be able to offer our services at no cost.Your Donations are greatly needed and greatly appreciated.

I want to somehow do something in my life that is meaningful as this. WOW. As a mother I cannot thing of something more precious in such a difficult time. I think this is such a wonderful organization and I hope that with my little blog maybe someone who loses their sweet angel can have this opportunity. I also hope that those who know photographers can pass on this information because they are always taking volunteers. I tell you what if I had the equipment and the time I would most definitely be participating.