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Little Heroes Craig Toth November 9, 1971 – November 5, 2023 These family portraits were taken November 15 and only three weeks later, Craig was free of pain and suffering but his family and friends were left with broken hearts. I was given permission to share photos and I would love to share his story […]

Little Heroes, The Riggle Family (Bret) Thank you to the following donors:Kelcy & Justin $50 (reoccurring every month set up on the LH website) YOU ARE ANGELS!! Written by Bret:I’ve been struggling with cancer for 4 years. In 2023 the tumors were so invasive and debilitating that I had to stop working. My body has […]

Mikaela, a Little Hero… [written by her mama]Mikaela is 7 years old and in 2nd grade. She is a vibrant young girl who enjoys spending time with family. She has fun by jumping on her trampoline, having make up sessions with her sisters and playing hide and seek. She loves her collection of squish-mellows and […]

Little HeroesWe found out about Amelia’s condition on 12/13/22. We were transferred to a high risk clinic. The doctor said that Amelia has Dandy Walker Malformation. Her cerebellum never formed, instead there was a cyst. I was told that I should get an abortion up until I was 38 weeks when my beautiful babygirl was […]

I got a text at 3:48am on August 3. Someone shared with this heartbroken mama what we offer. They knew BuckLynn would only be here for a short time but did not know he would go this quickly. BuckLynn took an unexpected turn that morning and was in respiratory failure. When in respiratory failure, there […]

Sweet baby Devon… Devon is one of our Little Heroes. Her amazing parents were so great! Devon was on oxygen at their session but we took it off between shots. She was so strong and so beautiful. They were able to come to the studio yard for family portraits. What beautiful memories we captured that […]

Sweet baby George had so many complications and we didn’t deserve him here on earth yet. 4-13-22 Such a heartbreaking time for this family and I am so blessed to be let into their tiny little story. I’m thankful we got to capture a few images of them although painful. Little Heroes runs off of […]

Little Heroes: Lani Forbes I got a heart wrenching call from a nurse at St. Lukes, yes, she was crying. She asked if I was available to photograph this family. Mother is 34 years old, married with three small children. The first phone call was to come in soon. I loaded up all my equipment, […]

I’m not allowed to show her beautiful face or name but I will share this moment the best I can. Baby girl lived 54 days. She fell asleep and never woke up. I got a call from Summers Funeral home to take pictures of this sweet angel. This was a first for me. I wasn’t […]

I got the call from the hospital that mom was dilated to a 9 and will have the baby soon. They had no idea if the baby was alive or not, they weren’t monitoring her. This is pretty common when there is a high chance the baby could be stillborn. Everyone was anxious to meet […]