Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Ferna Williams has extensive experience in photography and digital retouching, currently serving as a Digital Retouching Artist for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep since March 2009, providing essential retouched images for bereaved families. Additionally, Ferna served as an Affiliate Photographer, offering professional remembrance photography for parents who have lost infants. From June 2019 to May 2020, Ferna worked as Assistant to the Executive Director at LIVING WELL MINISTRY INC, managing volunteer schedules and assisting with community gatherings. Ferna also held the role of Community Group Coordinator at Mosaic Church Gulf Coast from April 2018 to May 2020, where responsibilities included streamlining online databases for group activities. Earlier experience includes working as a Wedding Album Designer at Scott Campbell Photography from April 2011 to June 2014, and serving as Studio Manager and Photographer from June 2002 to June 2004 at the same company, specializing in high-end weddings and commercial photography.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
NILMDTS offers the gift of healing, hope and honor to parents experiencing the death of a baby through the overwhelming power of remembrance portraits. Professional-level photographers volunteer their time to conduct an intimate portrait session, capturing the only moments parents spend with their babies. Parents are gifted with delicately retouched heirloom black and white portraits free of charge. These priceless images serve as an important step in the healing recovery for bereaved families. NILMDTS remembrance photography validates the existence and presence of these precious babies by honoring their legacy. NILMDTS recruits, trains, and mobilizes professional quality photographers around the world. Through NILMDTS, medical personnel are given a meaningful option to offer bereaved parents by creating remembrance portraiture for their babies. Through further engagement in the organization, such as the NILMDTS Remembrance Walk and online support, families become a part of a compassionate and supportive community. Parents gain a sense of inclusiveness, alleviating the alienation and perception of being alone in their pregnancy or infant loss journey.