The McRaes are so dear to all of our hearts. Brian and I LOVE being around this family. They seriously have the COOLEST and funniest kids i have ever met. This shoot was a few days before Kate was about to go into the hospital for another round of treatment. She sure is a little trouper. The day of the shoot she was dancing, smiling, laughing, etc. And it was seriously a day to remember. Even though Kate has a lot to be bummed out about and a lot of things holding her back physically, Kate continues to push forward at a high energy rate. She is a happy 6 year old girl who loves her family, loves being rowdy, tackling, and horsing around. I am amazed by the energy and passion that God has given this young girl. She has so much personality and sass that it keeps us all laughing.

I deeply love this family and they are on my heart all the time. If you are new to my blog and haven’t been following Kate’s story you can visit her website www.prayforkate.com and find out a little bit about what is going on. If you would like to read other blog posts I have written and see the other photographs I have taken of the McRaes, you can go HERE and HERE.
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Please remember little kate in your thoughts and prayers. She needs all the prayer and love she can get. It is a hard long road for her. and she is such a bright light in our world. If you do not know the story of kate McRae please go read about it here.

First I wanted to say that for all of those people that bash twitter and facebook and online networking… I have seen an amazing story from the use of these simple online tools. Because of twitter, youtube, and facebook, Kate McRae’s story… and her parent’s outlook on the situation will be aired on the Dr. Phil show on December 2nd. How amazing is that?
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I was invited to do a small photoshoot with Kate in the play room yesterday (the day before her surgery). I have been talking about this story all week, but if for some reason you missed it, read it here. Brian and I had such a blast with the family, the siblings and just PLAYING!! She is a little girl that LOVES to play. Hopefully brian will edit some more video. Please keep her in your prayers and thoughts today as she is in surgery. Isn’t she beautiful? She painted a beautiful painting that I was so proud of. She rocked it up!! I am very thankful that i had ANYTHING to offer this family this week.

This is a message from her mom a few minutes ago:
Kate is in surgery. It will take an hour to put all of the central and arterial lines in before they even start the craniotomy. We don’t have words. They had to take her out of my arms and I heard her crying mommy. I couldn’t take it. No five year old should walk this road. I wispered in her ear before they took her how much her daddy and I loved her and that Jesus would be with her the whole time. We told her to be a fighter. She said she was scared. My baby is scared. So are we. Desperately scared. We have never hurt like this. So please pray for her, have faith for us right now. We are scared and hurting. to go kate’s caring page
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