My blessing from little Marley and Ang

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 in journaling, journey birth | 5 comments

I looked through a set of images that i captured last year and marveled at them today. Angela is a dear friend of mine who has impacted me in a lot of ways, and the experience of photographing her journey through labor was so (loss of words) cool for me. I cannot explain it! i was with her nearly 12 hours and half way home i lost it. i was crying so hard that i was just sure someone was going to get out of their car and stop me to make sure i was OK! Birth is soooo breathtaking! i actually felt that watching and photographing Marley’s birth was harder than giving birth to cooper. This image that i have posted is of the moment that she pulled Marley up onto her chest and loved her! I hope that i get the opportunity to capture many womens experience of birth for them as this was life changing. Angela wrote to me of her moments watching the video:

“ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!!!  Lindy, I will never be able to thank you enough for giving of your time and heart to capture Marley’s birth so beautifully.  I truly hope that other mother’s will give you the opportunity to do the same for them…these photos are priceless and will be treasured for a lifetime.  I thank God everyday for all my blessings, but I gave extra thanks tonight for the gift of Marley Belle.  It was a beautiful birth from start to finish.  I am so proud of what I accomplished and so very grateful for the perfect angel God gave us May 7^th, 2009. Thank you a million times over…these photos mean SO very much to me. Love, Angela”

Tonight i am most grateful for friends like Angela who know and love life, and for our babies that make our lives worth every minute.