Meant to Be

When we were in Australia (yes, we're back in Hong Kong now and I will get around to updating this poor neglected blog soon!!), we had a dedication service for Maddy. One thing that we wanted to do was to have a slideshow of photos of Maddy and play it along with a meaningful song. Every since I heard the song "What it means to be loved" over a year ago, I wanted to use that song at her dedication. The song held so much meaning to me when I was pregnant and at the time, it was so appropriate.

However, as I started to put the video together with that song, it felt so wrong. While I still love the song, it is so "backwards looking" for us. It reminds me of the pain of the pregnancy, it reminds me of how we thought we might lose Maddy - and while I don't want to forget those things, it wasn't appropriate for her dedication. Instead, right before the dedication service, we heard a new song which so perfectly fit us for NOW. It is "forwards looking" and celebrates Maddy rather than looking back at the uncertainty of the past. So at the last minute, we changed songs - and I'm so glad we did!!

Anyway - here is the video, complete with some new photos from our time in Australia. The lyrics to the song are posted below as well. 

Enjoy!!

Meant To Be - Steven Curtis Chapman

Long before you drew your first breath
A dream was coming true
God wanted to give a gift to the world
So He wrapped it up in you
Every step that you've taken
Every move that you make
Is part of His plan

You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be
You were meant to be

Long before you took your first fall
You stumbled to the ground 

God started telling the story of you 

To the angels gathered around
Every failure and victory
Everything in between
It's all in his hand

For every breath that you're taking
And every move that you make
It’s a meaningful life you’ve been given
Live it well

(ps - does Blogger always make the videos such low quality or is it something I did? If I upload from youtube rather than uploading directly to blogger would that give me a better resolution video? This is my first time adding a video to my blog so I'm still trying to figure it all out!!)