Wow! I can't believe the Twins are TWO!! I will never be able to put into words how blessed Adam and I feel to have these babies.
Last night, after the wonderful little party ended, and all the kids were asleep, Adam and I settled down to watch a movie. There are so few good movies to watch these days... whether due to just plain bad film making, or the fact that 95% of them are morally depraved... whatever the case, when we find one we think we can watch, we're quite happy about it. We found a Robert Duvall film last night, On Demand. Since Robert has come to a saving knowledge of the Lord, I've noticed that not only are every one of his films amazing, they're also "safe". "Get Low" is no exception. An absolutely amazing film and story. It's also a film about which I can agree with Adam when he said "This is gonna go in the 'Life is Beautiful Box'... One of the best movies I've ever seen, yet I'll never be able to watch it again because it's heart wrenching."
And how! When the film was over, I burst, and I mean BURST into WAILING tears. Adam told me that I "needed to do that." Hmmph. Before we began the movie, I had been thinking about my Dad. I had been thinking about him all day, wishing he could be there to watch his legacy at play. When we began the movie, I wanted my Dad to be there because he loved Robert Duvall. The story was the straw that broke the camel's back.
After I had my over-the-top crying fest, Adam had some extremely comforting words, and among them were how when we had gone through our third miscarriage, he had felt so much despair... He said that today, as we celebrated the birth of our babies, he was still in awe of how blessed we are to have been given these TWO babies!
It was absolutely crazy today... what with the 11 grandkids of mom's and our little neighbor friend, who was born just a few wks before Teodata and Santino, Stella SCREECHING as soon as I'm out of eyesight... really, pretty much a typical day for us! =) How awesome is that??? So even when I'm ready to stick a fork in my eye because the sound of silence was lost 2 yrs ago, all I have to do is stop and look. To be still, myself, and know that He is God... just by merely looking into the faces of those two year old babies.
The video should suffice, seeing as mom filmed for over EIGHT minutes (you won't miss much if you only watch the first minute), Alas! I have to post the pictures Jill took (thank you!), she has a great eye... and sense of humor. =) The last few... sort of sum up the day. =)
