A red thread to China was cast today

From us to a child so far away.

This thread symbolizes an attachment of hearts

That distance alone can't keep us apart.

His mother and I are caught in a chase

That time alone will bring us to face

This loving young child we want so much to greet

With love in our hearts before we did meet.

This tiny, thin thread may stretch, tangle or fray

But our love for him grows stronger each day.

Through the test of time it won't break or sever

He'll be part of us forever and ever.

With oceans between us, the distance is spanned

By a love that is greather than man could have planned.

For God in His mercy loved him and us

And decided our family would be a great plus.

So for now we'll just love him and pray every day

That God keeps him and loves him for us till we may

Travel to China, that land of great past,

To the side of our Son, to hold him at last.