Gare Bear Reads to CICI

The new parents of their adopted 13- month old, Garrett, are trying to bringa sense of belonging, love and the Lord to his new life. A top priority is anighttime routine. He loves being read to, being sung to and snugglingwith his toys and family dog, Luna at bedtime. Whimsical narration of theday recounting the blessings and discussing lessons learned grew intothe creation of a prayer. With Garrett's desire to add a melody, the prayertransitioned into a song. In this one short prayer song, he learns about beinggrateful, being blessed, being loved by Jesus, the gift of having a mom anddad, forgiveness and the hope of trusting in God. Oh, the sweet sound of ournew toddler singing to his crib toys, imaginary friend Cici and the family dogafter being put into bed! This beautiful moment becomes our family routineover the next nine years no matter what, even if only over the phone.