Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
It was Saturday night at 10:15 when my cell phone rang. The night before Mother's Day. Neil and I had just finished putting away groceries after a last minute run to the supermarket. Lars wanted to make dinner for Grandma and me for Mother's Day so a ham, potatoes and other sundries were needed before the big day. Who would be calling this late? I didn't recognize the number. Probably a wrong number, I thought, half expecting to hear, "Is Joe there?" when I answered. But that is not what I heard. ""This is Mary __________ from Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. I got your name from the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep website. We have a case of fetal demise. The mother is going to deliver in about an hour." For about a year, I have volunteered my services with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep , a non profit that connects volunteer professional photographers with families suffering from the untimely loss of an infant to provide beautiful heirloom p...