Photo courtesy of Christie Lacy Photography
I joined the Hope for God's Children group just after their benefit launch for Layla Grace.
The prayers have continued for this family. Many praying women follow Layla's parents' posts on Twitter. There is a call out to pray for this family - will you pray with me?
A post from Layla's mom at www.laylagrace.org:
"We found out on January 22nd that Layla’s cancer had come back. The doctors told us to expect to have 2-6 more months with her. I started planning and making a list of all the things we were going to cram into the next few months. One of those things was a family photo shoot. I had tons of pictures of the kids, but had never had any taken of all 5 of us. So I added that to my ever growing list and set out to find the perfect outfits. I wanted to have the pictures taken in the spring so I was casually looking for the perfect dresses for the girls."
"Towards the beginning of February, Layla became very fussy. After a few days of this, I took her to the doctor. During the exam, the doctor felt a large mass that wasn’t on the scans 2 weeks prior. She had another scan done that day that revealed 2 large new tumors. We were told to prepare ourselves for only about a month with her."
"Suddenly those pictures became a HUGE priority. Her “good” days were slipping by very quickly. One of our neighbors, Christie Lacy, is a fabulous photographer. We contacted her and set up a shoot for early the next week. Within 2 days Layla had deteriorated more and the doctor told us that we would lose her within the next 2 weeks. We called Christie on a Thursday afternoon and asked if we could move the shoot up. Her response was “Let’s do it now. I can be ready in about 2 hours”.
"Christie took beautiful pictures that day. Pictures that I will cherish the rest of my life."
Not pictures I will walk by and glance at;
Pictures that will remind me of the last “good” day we had with Layla.
The last day she was able to lift her head up without crying.
The last day she was able to sit up and read a book.
The last day she smiled.
"I am forever grateful to Christie Lacy. She has blessed our family tremendously by capturing a precious moment in time."
Please pray to the Lord and lift up the Marsh Family today.
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