Shanghai in 10 Days

I have lots to say about my time in Shanghai but wanted to first let the pictures do some talking of their own before I spoil them with my thoughts, ideas, and dreams! These are just some digital shots I took while on the streets of Shanghai. I hope to write more about my experiences there and add some more pictures in the future. But for now here are some quick glances into life in Shanghai. You will notice that mainly I have people here! That is on purpose! I have come to realize that LIFE is a person. You can have relationship with LIFE. Some days one can relate so well to LIFE, enjoy it, love it, and not seem to be able to get enough of it. Other days it is the one thing one wishes would just go away, when all is wrong that the thought of LIFE can seem like a dream once dreamt. People are constantly trying to make LIFE something smaller... a bowl of cherries, a box of chocolates... I don't believe that is the LIFE we have been called to. Though I do have my days where even I say: "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get." Those are the days I wish life would stop nagging me. But even in that I know LIFE is there because He dares to nag me! You see LIFE may not be a bowl of cherries or a box of chocolates but LIFE is a person, it is a relationship! And at this time of the year we celebrate LIFE. Spring time is near, Easter has just passed and it all screams of LIFE! My heart aches for more LIFE. And as that abundant LIFE my whole self burns for seems most days just out of reach- still I know He is there!
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."-Jesus
These pictures just capture moments of LIFE- they capture people who LIFE Himself desires to have relationship with!