Sprout.

Two years ago we had a volunteer come to serve at our foundation for a few months named Bryan Appleby. We really connected with him, and once he returned home stayed in touch. Bryan had planned a trip to visit Thailand again in November 2009 long before Olive was born. When Bryan met up with us, we had just arrived in Bangkok at the private hospital there. After his time with us in Bangkok, Bryan visited Chiang Rai and stayed in our house, where he wrote the song, "Sprout." This song is about our little Olive. We listened to it the first time two weeks ago as tears rolled down our cheeks.


Bryan has such a gift of putting so much depth and meaning into his songs. He just put out a new album and is starting to get recognized for his talent in Seattle. You can look him up on I-Tunes and download songs from his newest album, "Fire On the Vine" if you like what you hear. Here is a photo of Olive on the day Bryan met her...