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Helping Gryphon – Donated Photo Session – Dinner Auction & Fundraiser

February 21, 2009

A few months before my daughter turned 2, I realized that something wasn’t quite right with her speech — she never really spoke, aside from saying “mama”, yet her comprehension was way up there. Tired of hearing the same “all kids are different” rant, I went with my gut, and demanded a speech evaluation. I was referred to UCP of Central California, a state-funded organization that offers early intervention for children (ages birth-3 years) with special needs. I am happy to say that my daughter has thrived there. I can’t explain how it felt the first time she told me, “I love you mommy.”
My husband and I are blessed, and thankful to all of her teachers and therapists for what they have done for our little girl.

While attending her therapy sessions, my husband and I met another family, whose story just tugged at our hearts. Just as many newborn babies, their son was diagnosed with Jaundice. However, the severity of his case we never knew — within a few days, the Jaundice had attacked the portion of his brain that affects his hearing and motor development. More recently, he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, and his family is doing everything they can to fight for him. They are currently in the process of raising $50,000 for stem cell treatments from donated cord blood, as well as physical therapy, in China. So far, they have raised approximately $32,000 dollars.

Last week, I found out that the family is having a Dinner Auction & Fundraiser, in honor of their son, Gryphon, on February 28th of this year. While carrying on the usual conversations, it was suggested that I donate a photo session to their event — what an awesome idea!!!! I feel grateful that I was asked, and grateful that I can help…even in some small, minor way. :)

For all of you who read my blog, and are interested in helping Gryphon, you can find out more about his journey, and the details of their Dinner Auction & Fundraiser at their blog Help Gryphon , or by clicking the image below (credit to www.helpgryphon.com):

Dinner Auction & Fundraiser
Saturday February 28th, 2009
Central Valley Christian School Gymnasium
Visalia, California
6:00 p.m.

Tickets are $30, and can only be purchased through their website: Help Gryphon

If you have any questions regarding the event, you may contact the family at: helpgryphon@gmail.com

Thanks so much for reading!!!!

PEACE & LOVE

Jaime Hough

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New Website & New Blog — Launched

January 23, 2009

2008 was a very frustrating, invigorating, trying, and ever-so-rad year!

Groovy opportunities happened my way. I met awesome people. New friendships were forged.

My plate was definitely full…
I was being called numerous directions….
but found myself yearning for something else…something more.

I’ve been working on a B.S. in Hotel & Restaurant Management for a couple years now, and aspire to run an Inn/Bakery-Bistro later on down the road. That is my future…I think — jury is still out on that one. Towards the end of ‘08, I realized that my other passion, photographing life and family, needed to be my “right now”.

I have always loved to photograph people and life, but more so since my husband and I had our first little girl. I felt this strong desire to capture every moment, so that we could look back and see our lives – how we changed, how we grew, how we laughed and loved and lived. Time passes us all by too quickly, and before we know it, they will be off to explore this great big world we live in.

One of my greatest reasons for capturing the everyday moments in our lives, is knowing that when my memory fails me (as it will with age), and after I’m gone, my photographs will speak for me. My children will be able to look back through their childhood, remember the good times, share a few laughs, cry a few tears, and be able to share in that with their children. When loved ones pass, they will have photographs to remember them by. Not the “say cheese” photographs, but photographs of their lives, as they truly were.

It started with a desire to do so for my family, but I felt this drive to do the same for other families as well. And then, barefoot photography LIFE. CAPTURED. was born.

I am so very stoked that I am finally launching my new website & blog!!! I spent much of my holiday downtime (well, that is when my girls were sleeping) playing around with with the site before I nailed what I wanted. And now, here it is!!!