It's Biography

Brother come on open up your eyes 
Quit believing all those lies 
That the devil been telling you 

Sister I know that it happened again 
But girl you know that you’ve got a friend 
I’ve been there too 

Brother you can take of the mask you wear 
Quit acting like you don’t care 
About the things that are killing you 

Sister don’t go that way no more 
You’ve been down that road before 
I’m in love with you 

Everyone says that it’s alright 
Living in darkness every night 
But I think it’s time, Lord it’s time 

I’m ready to give up all my sin 
But I don’t know where to begin 
I think it’s time to find out 
And make that change 

I’ve been lonely too 
Many days pass by, what’s done is done 
I give up my life 
I’ve been running through the night 
Towards the light of the sun 

Now I’m free 
Bring a little love for me 

Sweet love of mine 
It’s the morning of a new day 
I thank you Lord for everything 
That you’ve done in me 

I will meet you there 
In the end of time 
Come together as one


Josh Garrels gets lots of playing time at our house. This song, Decision, is biography to me. On the same album, Over Oceans, I play and replay and play again tracks Fire By Night, SISU and Sweet River Roll. 

....

Well, we are in Shanghai for five days of play, therapy and work. Jonathon will see his speech therapist from Olivia's Place (who we have been meeting with over skype for several months), plus a couple other specialists. Since we were going to travel for these appointments anyway, we decided to call it a tiny vacation on the last week of winter break! After it was settled Drew was then slated for a business meeting in Shanghai which turned out to be perfect timing.

Friday - 7-hour bullet train from Changsha to Shanghai
Saturday - dietitian and speech therapy, Western grocery store
Sunday - Shanghai community fellowship, public park and picnic
Monday - Drew, T&M to children's science museum / Rach & Jon to OT and PT
Tuesday - ocean aquarium
Wednesday - Drew works / Rach & kids to speech therapy, art studio (?)
Thursday - Rach and kids bullet train back to Changsha / Drew works + meeting, fly back to Changsha

Monday - first day of school


Talk to you all when we return home to Changsha. I know you'll all be enraptured with and groovin' to Josh Garrels' music in the mean time, right?

counting the graces

thank you Father for

reassurance and support from pediatrician, dietitian and slp

family talks and snuggles on a luxury train ride

homemade hummus
study, grayish flakey-barked trees, bared of leaves in winter -- pretty lining streets sunlit by day, lamplit by night 

drew quickly coming home to rescue us and get us to the train on time

nice neighbors helping to pick up our packages

lovely little saturday variety market, booths set up in a row, and we bought kale to bring home

outdoor lunch bathed in sunshine with one best-buddy hubby and three wonderful sons