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Welcome to The Profitable Photographer! Today, we're honored to have Missy Thomas, the Executive Director of “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS)” joining us. This is an organization that trains photographers and sends them to photograph babies and their families that have or will pass away shortly. Since 2015, Missy has dedicated herself to various roles within NILMDTS, driven by compassion and dedication, culminating in her current role as Interim Executive Director.Missy's personal connection to NILMDTS stems from the loss of James, the son of close friends, in 2014. Through this experience, she discovered the importance of remembrance photography, igniting her passion to support others on similar journeys.This organization offers a compassionate service to parents losing a child, providing them with beautiful and sensitive professional portraiture as a tangible reminder of their little ones.In this episode, we explore the essence of volunteering to photograph these precious souls, touching on technical skills, lighting techniques, and the delicate art of interacting with grieving families. We'll also delve into the transformative power of giving back, emphasizing how it enriches both the giver and the recipient.In this episode:Introduction to NILMDTS and its compassionate teamBecoming a volunteer photographer Exploring photography techniques, like lighting, for capturing meaningful momentsThe transformative impact of giving back on volunteers and recipientsInteracting with grieving families: finding balanceEmotional support available to photographers when the experience becomes emotionally difficultJoin us as we learn more about how we can serve people with our skills, where every click of the camera and every act of kindness holds profound meaning.Connect with NILMDTS:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInEmail: headquarters@nilmdts.orgConnect with Missy Thomas:LinkedInConnect with Photography Business Coach Luci Dumas: Website Email: luci@lucidumas.comInstagram FacebookYouTube
Lori is a Momma to 3 earth-side children (5 year old boy and 3 month old twin girls) and 2 heavenly babies. They live on the beautiful Chumash lands in California. Her birthing journeys have included an early spontaneous abortion, midwifery care at a birth center, Caesarian section, VBAC x2, wild pregnancies and freebirths. Join your host Sophia, as she interviews Lori about her three unique birth experiences. This story features a story of loss (newborn death), so please listen when and where you have the space to hear. They also discuss conscious conception, miscarriage, AROM, birth center transfer, cesarean, wild pregnancy, post term pregnancy, breech births, CPR, Hemorrhage, NICU, NILMDTS, Covid, back labor, water birth, and tandem breastfeeding.
This week D and Micki join in a conversation with Gina Harris, CEO of Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, a non-profit providing the gift of remembrance portraits to parents experiencing the death of a baby. Gina uses her beautiful and candid ability to tell us her own personal stories of loss, her work with NILMDTS, and the importance of how we capture love and treasure memories. It's important to note that this episode speaks openly about infant and child death. Please take care in listening. https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/d051/message
Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level, brought to you by Platypod, Photofocus and Skip Cohen University. Today we chat with Ali Furtwangler from NowILayMeDowntoSleep.org (NILMDTS) about the massive impact photographers are having with grieving families via their organization. Check out Platypod.com, the world's most compact tripod for photographers! We discuss: Ali's journey that brought her to photography The importance of giving back to grieving families The massive impact of becoming a NILMDTS photographer The benefits of joining NILMDTS, as opposed to trying to do it on your own The myths of dealing with grieving families Recruiter volunteer month coming up in September How to get involved with NowILayMeDowntoSleep.org Apply for FREE at: NowILayMeDowntoSleep.org/apply-Skip (Use the promo code SKIP) Be sure to let us know if you have any thoughts or questions in the comments section. We do our best to answer all questions in a timely manner. Have suggestions on future topics you want us to cover? Email us: Skip Cohen: skip@mei500.com Chamira Young: chamira@photofocus.com You can be the next guest on our podcast Do you have an idea for a topic or want to hear from your favorite photographer or influencer in our industry? Send an email to skip@mei500.com or chamira@photofocus.com, with the subject line BEYOND TECHNIQUE IDEA. Then write a brief description of your topic or idea. If you are recommending someone, please include their name, contact information and state if you would like to be a guest host. Share this podcast! Please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes.
Show Notes:Intro - On the Needles - Dami - ~hat on the needles soon C.C. -~Katy's 2020 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Abstract Fiber Super Sock+ in the Thistle colourwayProject bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Progress Keeper from Ann TudorFinished Projects - Dami - ~NoneC.C. -~2020 Preemie Hat #43 on US6 (4mm), Bernat Cottontots in the Strawberry colourway & Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted in the Caution colourwayFlosstube - Begins at timestamp 8:19Dami - ~NoneC.C. - ~Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Prairie SchoolerProject bag from Tilting Planet~Cats and Mandalas - February by Kitty and Me DesignsProject bag from Stitch ToolboxSnipattie from cattycrosstitchesNeedle Minder from Gecko Rouge~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna StitcheryNeedle Minder from TopKnotStitcherProject Bag from KnitRunDigGrime Guard from Crab Shack StitcherySnipattie from cattycrosstitchesUsing Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7Silicone ties30,400 / 265,824 sts complete11.436% complete5 / 60 pages completeYummies (our current favourite things) - ~Build a Bear Powlette +~2 NEW PATTERNS!!!! I'll have two coffees and two cherry danishes to go please Cowl & SocksSock Pattern on Etsy | Sock Pattern on PayhipCowl Pattern on Etsy | Cowl Pattern on Payhip~Auctions in partnership with Michelle Bendy Stitchy on her Instagram to benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. NILMDTS is an organization that volunteers to take family photos for families who have lost babies. This way the family can hold on to memories despite not being able to hold on to their babies anymore.~Yarn for NaKniSweMo sweater~Yarn from Mel~Bitzy Bob Basic from That’s So Kelly Co.~Knit Crate - Use the coupon code GEEKY20 to get 20% off of your first order! This code will only work to discount the first month of a recurring monthly subscription and any of our Shop items.~Color Street from Creativity by Gidge (Amy) ~Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for October here & for November hereWhat We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To - Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!Episode 419 Bookshop List~The Language Archive by Julia Cho - Dami finished reading~Harvey by Mary Chase - Dami finished reading~M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang - Dami finished reading~The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse - Dami finished reading~Spunk (1935 play) by Zora Neale Hurston - Dami finished reading~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is readingOctober / November / December 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge * 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge* #GGKRAL202020 RAL Yearlong Challenge~October / November / December* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~Read All 366 days - 10 bonus entries~Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2020)~3 grand prize winners drawn from all the entries~Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker - C.C. is reading~Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber - C.C. is reading~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast~Dr. Greta Helsing Series by Vivian Shaw - C.C. finished reading Book 2~The Guild Codex: Demonized Series by Annette Marie - C.C. finished reading Book 3~Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron - C.C. finished reading~You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria - C.C. finished reading~Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo - C.C. is reading~RuPaul’s Drag Race - watching~Monk - finished rewatching Season 2~The Mandalorian - finished rewatching Season 1~Helstrom - finished watching Season 1~Ted Lasso - watching Season 1~Supernatural - watching Season 15~Star Trek: Discovery - watching Season 3~My Favourite Murder podcast~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast~Unlocking Us With Brené Brown~Evolving Faith podcast~Cabin Pressure~Random Spotify PlaylistsSeptember / October / November Artistic Autumnal AL -*Runs from 1-September through 30-November*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew that you can convince us relates to autumn*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules*Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using.*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.comStitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia of Pandia's Jewels - 1 Labyrinth & 1 Frankenstein - 2 winners will each win a random setOrange Camper bag by ArtByAna from RhondaJust CrossStitch Volume 37, No. 5 - October 2019Hilde’s Brew pattern by Michelle of Bendy Stitchy DesignsZipper Pouch & mini-skeins from Hillary*Must be a member of the our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube to participate*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKCSAutumn20*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!*There is a Chatter Thread in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.Ask the Geeks - Originally asked/answered in 2015:Mandy asks:What is your favorite travel project?Misc. - ~The Black Needle Society VIP - Use the code JAVAPURL5 for a discount on your first box of box to box subscriptions (the 6 & 12 month boxes already have a discount built in; not valid on special edition boxes.~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron~Support the Podcast, Join us on YouTube~Each week, we create a list on Bookshop of all the books we talk about in that week's episode. Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. If you purchase a book from our list, we earn a commission & local, independent bookstores also earn money from your purchase.~Want another way to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop:~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!Find Us Online -C.C. - (she/her)~ on Instagram as CC_JavaPurlDami - (they/them)~ on Instagram as damisdoodlesPink Purl - ~on Instagram as pinkiepurlJavaPurl Designs~ JavaPurl Designs websiteGGKCS -~ our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube~ our Facebook page~ email us: ggkcspodcast@gmail.com~ on Apple Podcasts~ on YouTube~ Support the Podcast, Become a PatronUntil next time,
Show Notes:Intro - On the Needles - ~Katy's 2020 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Abstract Fiber Super Sock+ in the Thistle colourwayProject bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Progress Keeper from Ann TudorFinished Projects - ~2020 Preemie Hat #42 on US6 (4mm), XrayAnn Hand Dyed Fingering Sock Weight in the Semi Solid Battleship colourway, Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug in the Pumpkin Spice colourway, & Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle in the Electric Pink colourwayFlosstube - Begins at timestamp 11:26~Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Prairie SchoolerProject bag from Tilting Planet~Cats and Mandalas - February by Kitty and Me DesignsProject bag from Stitch ToolboxSnipattie from cattycrosstitchesNeedle Minder from Gecko Rouge~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna StitcheryNeedle Minder from TopKnotStitcherProject Bag from KnitRunDigGrime Guard from Crab Shack StitcherySnipattie from cattycrosstitchesUsing Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7Silicone ties29,600 / 265,824 sts complete11.135% complete5 / 60 pages completeYummies (our current favourite things) - ~Dami's Birthday~Just CrossStitch December 2020~The Black Needle Society VIP - Use the code JAVAPURL5 for a discount on box to box subscriptions (the 6 & 12 month boxes already have a discount built in; not valid on special edition boxes.~Auctions in partnership with Michelle Bendy Stitchy on her Instagram to benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. NILMDTS is an organization that volunteers to take family photos for families who have lost babies. This way the family can hold on to memories despite not being able to hold on to their babies anymore.~Yarn from CraftSlayer Yarns~Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for October hereWhat We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To - Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!Episode 418 Bookshop ListOctober / November / December 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge * 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge* #GGKRAL202020 RAL Yearlong Challenge~October / November / December* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~Read All 366 days - 10 bonus entries~Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2020)~3 grand prize winners drawn from all the entries~Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts - C.C. finished reading~The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz - C.C. finished reading~Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker - C.C. is reading~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast~Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots - C.C. finished reading~The Guild Codex: Spellbound Series by Annette Marie - C.C. finished reading Book 6~Lucy Kincaid Series by Allison Brennan - C.C. finished reading Book 12~Dr. Greta Helsing Series by Vivian Shaw - C.C. is reading Book 2~Monk - rewatching Season 2~The Mandalorian - rewatching Season 1~NEXT - watching Season 1~Helstrom - watching Season 1~The Masked Singer - Season 4~Supernatural - watching Season 15~Star Trek: Discovery - watching Season 3~My Favourite Murder podcast~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast~Unlocking Us With Brené Brown~Evolving Faith podcast~Random Spotify PlaylistsSeptember / October / November Artistic Autumnal AL -*Runs from 1-September through 30-November*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew that you can convince us relates to autumn*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules*Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using.*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.comStitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia of Pandia's Jewels - 1 Labyrinth & 1 Frankenstein - 2 winners will each win a random setOrange Camper bag by ArtByAna from RhondaJust CrossStitch Volume 37, No. 5 - October 2019Hilde’s Brew pattern by Michelle of Bendy Stitchy DesignsZipper Pouch & mini-skeins from Hillary*Must be a member of the our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube to participate*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKCSAutumn20*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!*There is a Chatter Thread in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.Misc. - ~Support the Podcast, Become A PatronEach week, we create a list on Bookshop of all the books we talk about in that week's episode. Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. If you purchase a book from our list, we earn a commission & local, independent bookstores also earn money from your purchase.~Want another way to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop:~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!Find Us Online -C.C. - (she/her)~ on Instagram as CC_JavaPurlDami - (they/them)~ on Instagram as damisdoodlesPink Purl - ~on Instagram as pinkiepurlJavaPurl Designs~ JavaPurl Designs websiteGGKCS -~ our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube~ our Facebook page~ email us: ggkcspodcast@gmail.com~ on Apple Podcasts~ on YouTube~ Support the Podcast, Become a PatronUntil next time,
Show Notes:Intro - On the Needles - ~Katy's 2020 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Abstract Fiber Super Sock+ in the Thistle colourwayProject bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Progress Keeper from Ann TudorFinished Projects - ~Hello Pumpkin Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Snug in the Pumpkin Spice colourway & XrayAnn Fingering in the Semi Solid Battleship colourway~2020 Preemie Hat #41 on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby in the Princess Pebbles colourway & Caron Simply Soft in the Grey Heather colourwayFlosstube - Begins at timestamp 8:08Dami - ~Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Prairie SchoolerProject bag from Tilting Planet~Cats and Mandalas - February by Kitty and Me DesignsProject bag from Stitch ToolboxSnipattie from cattycrosstitchesNeedle Minder from Gecko Rouge~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna StitcheryNeedle Minder from TopKnotStitcherProject Bag from KnitRunDigGrime Guard from Crab Shack StitcherySnipattie from cattycrosstitchesUsing Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7Silicone ties28,800 / 265,824 sts complete10.834% complete5 / 60 pages completeYummies (our current favourite things) - ~Shirt from Rivi~Color Street from Creativity by Gidge (Amy)~Auctions in partnership with Michelle Bendy Stitchy on her Instagram to benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. NILMDTS is an organization that volunteers to take family photos for families who have lost babies. This way the family can hold on to memories despite not being able to hold on to their babies anymore.~Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for October hereWhat We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To - Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!Episode 417 Bookshop ListOctober / November / December 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge * 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge* #GGKRAL202020 RAL Yearlong Challenge~October / November / December* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~Read All 366 days - 10 bonus entries~Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2020)~3 grand prize winners drawn from all the entries~Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts - C.C. is reading~The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz - C.C. is reading~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast~Forward Me Back To You by Mitali Perkins - C.C. finished reading~Lucy Kincaid Series by Allison Brennan - C.C. finished reading Book 11~The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley - C.C. finished reading~The Night Swim by Megan Goldin - C.C. finished reading~Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust - C.C. finished reading~Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots - C.C. is reading~Monk - finished rewatching Season 1 & rewatching Season 2~Switched At Birth - watching Season 1~DeafU - watching~The Masked Singer - Season 4~Supernatural - watching Season 15~My Favourite Murder podcast~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast~Unlocking Us With Brené Brown~Evolving Faith podcast~Random Spotify PlaylistsSeptember / October / November Artistic Autumnal AL -*Runs from 1-September through 30-November*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew that you can convince us relates to autumn*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules*Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using.*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.comStitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia of Pandia's Jewels - 1 Labyrinth & 1 Frankenstein - 2 winners will each win a random setOrange Camper bag by ArtByAna from RhondaJust CrossStitch Volume 37, No. 5 - October 2019Hilde’s Brew pattern by Michelle of Bendy Stitchy DesignsZipper Pouch & mini-skeins from Hillary*Must be a member of the our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube to participate*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKCSAutumn20*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!*There is a Chatter Thread in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.Misc. - ~Support the Podcast, Become A PatronEach week, we create a list on Bookshop of all the books we talk about in that week's episode. Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. If you purchase a book from our list, we earn a commission & local, independent bookstores also earn money from your purchase.~Want another way to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop:~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!Find Us Online -C.C. -~ on Instagram as CC_JavaPurlDami - ~ on Instagram as damisdoodlesPink Purl - ~on Instagram as pinkiepurlJavaPurl Designs~ JavaPurl Designs websiteGGKCS -~ our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube~ our Facebook page~ email us: ggkcspodcast@gmail.com~ on Apple Podcasts~ on YouTube~ Support the Podcast, Become a PatronUntil next time,
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is on 10/15/20. #PAILRD #pregnancyandinfantlossremembrancedayThis is a day set aside to remember our babies that have gone to Heaven too soon due to pregnancy loss and infant death.In this episode, I am sharing my personal experience with pregnancy loss due to abortion and other information regarding pregnancy losses. I offer inspiration to help you heal and information and ideas to help you honor and celebrate your babies' short lives. The new moon is a great time for new perspectives, new beginnings, and new chapters in our LIFE."There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"You can find out more information about Tears to Treasures: https://tearstotreasures.comThe organization website that I mentioned is "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" #nilmdtshttps://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/Peace, Love, and Joy,Michelle DurandHostesshttps://lifeisatreasure.comhttps://calendly.com/lifeisatreasurepodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/lifeisatreasurepodcast)
Show Notes:Intro - On the Needles - Dami - ~hat on the needles soon C.C. -~Hello Pumpkin Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Snug in the Pumpkin Spice colourway & XrayAnn Fingering in the Semi Solid Battleship colourwayProject bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Progress Keeper from Ann TudorFinished Projects - Dami - ~NoneC.C. -~2020 Preemie Hat #40 on US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted in the Orange colourway & Bernat Cottontots in the Strawberry colourwayFlosstube - Begins at timestamp 8:35Dami - ~NoneC.C. - ~Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Prairie SchoolerProject bag from Tilting Planet~Hello Pumpkin by Stitching With the Housewives~Cats and Mandalas - February by Kitty and Me DesignsProject bag from Stitch ToolboxSnipattie from cattycrosstitchesNeedle Minder from Gecko Rouge~FO! RBG Freebie by Bendy Stitchy Designs~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna StitcheryNeedle Minder from TopKnotStitcherProject Bag from KnitRunDigGrime Guard from Crab Shack StitcherySnipattie from cattycrosstitchesUsing Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 728,000 / 265,824 sts complete10.533% complete5 / 60 pages completeYummies (our current favourite things) - ~cards from Yuko & Dami~candle & plant from Katy & family from Live Well Ink~cross stitch kit from Michelle~Honeyberry Studio 2021 calendar~Auctions in partnership with Michelle Bendy Stitchy on her Instagram to benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. NILMDTS is an organization that volunteers to take family photos for families who have lost babies. This way the family can hold on to memories despite not being able to hold on to their babies anymore.~Bellzi.com plushes~Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for October hereWhat We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To - Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!Episode 416 Bookshop List~So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo - Dami is reading~M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang - Dami finished reading~The Language Archive by Julia Cho - Dami finished reading~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is readingJuly / August / September 2020 RALWinners announcedOctober / November / December 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge * 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge* #GGKRAL202020 RAL Yearlong Challenge~July / August / September* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~October / November / December* 92 days - 10 entries* 88-91 days - 8 entries* 61-87 days - 5 entries~Read All 366 days - 10 bonus entries~Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2020)~3 grand prize winners drawn from all the entries~The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor - C.C. finished reading~Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts - C.C. is reading~Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives by Tina Alexis Allen - C.C. finished reading~The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz - C.C. is reading~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast~The Sacred Dark Series by May Peterson - C.C. finished reading Books 1 & 2~Forward Me Back To You by Mitali Perkins - C.C. is reading~Movies - Psych 2: Lassie Come Home~This Close - finished watching Seasons 1 & 2~Monk - rewatching Season 1~Switched At Birth - watching Season 1~The 100 - finished watching Series~The Masked Singer - Season 4~My Favourite Murder podcast~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast~Unlocking Us With Brené Brown~Evolving Faith podcast~Cabin Pressure~Random Spotify PlaylistsSeptember / October / November Artistic Autumnal AL -*Runs from 1-September through 30-November*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew that you can convince us relates to autumn*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. 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Gina Harris is the CEO of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS), a nonprofit that provides professional remembrance photography worldwide for families who have suffered a stillbirth or infant loss. She understands firsthand the difference NILMDTS can make by positively impacting others lives during extremely difficult times. Listen to this episode to learn more about the importance of capturing a memory as part of the grieving process. Listen and Learn: Gina’s personal story that led to her Rainbow Babies The importance of creating tangible memories Tips on how medical providers can educate and inform families about the NILMDTS services Social media’s role in creating acceptance of such photographs How the NILMDTS process works Advice on how providers can take photos for the family if needed and other ways to support families Resources from Gina that You Can Use in Your Practice: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Website Related Products: A Guide to Grief & Healing After the Loss of Your Baby (Book+Web App) A Guide to Grief & Healing After the Loss of Your (Web
Gina Harris is the CEO of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS), a nonprofit that provides professional remembrance photography worldwide for families who have suffered a stillbirth or infant loss. She understands firsthand the difference NILMDTS can make by positively impacting others lives during extremely difficult times. Listen to this episode to learn more about the importance of capturing a memory as part of the grieving process. Listen and Learn: Gina’s personal story that led to her Rainbow Babies The importance of creating tangible memories Tips on how medical providers can educate and inform families about the NILMDTS services Social media’s role in creating acceptance of such photographs How the NILMDTS process works Advice on how providers can take photos for the family if needed and other ways to support families Resources from Gina that You Can Use in Your Practice: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Website Related Products: A Guide to Grief & Healing After the Loss of Your Baby (Book+Web App) A Guide to Grief & Healing After the Loss of Your (Web
The non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep trains, educates, and mobilizes professional photographers to provide portraits for families facing the untimely death of an infant. Co-Founder Cheryl Haggard and Regional Coordinator Sharon Nord tell us their story and how they help honor the life of a child. For more, nowIlaymedowntosleep.org
The non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep trains, educates, and mobilizes professional photographers to provide portraits for families facing the untimely death of an infant. Co-Founder Cheryl Haggard and Regional Coordinator Sharon Nord tell us their story and how they help honor the life of a child. For more, nowIlaymedowntosleep.org
The non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep trains, educates, and mobilizes professional photographers to provide portraits for families facing the untimely death of an infant. Co-Founder Cheryl Haggard and Regional Coordinator Sharon Nord tell us their story and how they help honor the life of a child. For more, nowIlaymedowntosleep.org
A very special and touching episode with Gina Harris and Ken Broermann from “NILMDTS”. Listen to the beginning story of this organization and what brought Gina and the organization together. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, visit their website www.NowILayMeDownToSleep.org. Visit their booth and meet NILMDTS CEO: Stop by booth #1453 on Monday, January 11th […]