Tj fans please help me in welcoming back for the 8th time, yes, the 8TH TIME, the GORGEOUS PETERSON FAMILY!! This family is soooo near and dear to my heart on soooo many levels!! It has been SUCH an honor to be their documentary family photographer for soooo many years!! I have photographed them every year starting with Brian & Ariel's ENGAGEMENTS!! My first EVER photo shoot I did was with this BEAUTIFUL Mama!! To this day, that photo shoot of Ariel is STILL one of my absolute favorites!! It was a start to a new & wonderful beginning for me!! The START of my photography business <3 <3 Needless to say this woman has been with me through my FAVORITE years of life and is one of my dearest and closest friends. Their story: Ariel messaged me with some super sad news and asked me to call her... and the second I heard her voice, my heart just sank. You can just feel things like this. She went on to inform me that their sweet Lacey, who is only 5 years old, has cancer... I started bawling. I love this family so much and to hear such horrible, tragic news, was the worst thing ever. She told me everything. Start to finish. Lacey was scheduled for surgery to remove the tumor in only a few days. I sat outside on my front porch listening, crying, begging God to comfort & help Lacey and her sweet family. After she told me Lacey's story, she then proceeded to ask me if we could move their family session up a few months. They didn't know what the next few months would hold for their family or their sweet Lacey. Or honestly if she'd still be with them by December... I started to cry. This is news you never want to hear, let alone from one of my greatest, lifelong friends. OF COURSE we moved up their family photo session, we moved it up a few days before Lacey would go in for surgery. And it was SUCH a blessing!! We talked about her hopes for the shoot. We decided on a location that means a lot to their family. A park they frequently go to to play <3 Playing as a family is SOOOO important and needed, & THIS was the perfect location. We tried not to talk about Lacey and the situation their family was in during the shoot. Our goal was to get the biggest smiles, the biggest laughs, playing together and loving each other so hard. I fully believe we accomplished that!! This was a photo shoot I will NEVER forget!! I can't fully describe what happened on that shoot, it was something so precious, so magical and heavenly. We captured Lacey spinning in the sunlight, swinging, defying gravity, laughing, running, jumping, kissing her brothers and her Mom & Dad. We were able to capture the essence of light that is Lacey <3 This was such a precious photo shoot. Photographing a kid, not knowing what their future holds for the next few months, was terrifying, uplifting, inspiring and wonderful. We were able to show the world who Lacey is in one photo shoot. It was life-changing for me, in the best way!! After the shoot I drove home so fast to my husband, & my kids. I held them SO tight. I kissed them SO hard!! Life is short and you never know what's going to happen or when they'll be called home. Lacey had her surgery a few days later and thankfully, they were able to remove the tumor!! Her story was thankfully the BEST case scenario and we all couldn't be more thrilled!! Her sweet Mama wrote: ' Because of the attentiveness of our pediatrician, the skill of her neurosurgeon, the hundreds of prayers and fasting on her behalf, and the love and support from her family and friends...she is okay! She has been the best case scenario in every way she can be in a situation like this, and each and every step of the way has been sprinkled with miracles, big and small. We have our little girl back in almost every way, and every day we are incredibly grateful. GOD IS GOOD. He is there. He is listening. He loves us. And He showers us with miracles all the time...we just need to keep our eyes open and we will see His hand in our lives at every turn. ' <3!!!! Please enjoy a VERY special Family photo session. The Peterson Family photos 2018 <3!!!! #childhoodcancer #spinalcordtumor #grade1astrocytoma Taylor Jay Photography http://bit.ly/TaylorJayPhotographyFb Come join my Taylor Jay Photography Fan Page!! Like.Comment.Share.Enjoy!! <3 Facebook Pm me to book YOUR Taylor Jay Photo shoot <3 Please enjoy these beautiful articles on 'Family love' from lds.org https://www.lds.org/search?lang=eng&query=family+love
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