The moment I saw their eyes open, a beautiful encounter occurred when my eyes became fixated on theirs. There was an immediate sense of awe and wonder as they came into this world and proclaimed through their first breath that the first stage of their journey had begun. As the birth of each of my living children took hold of me and forever changed my supposed Catholic worldview at the time, reality set in that now my entire life is predicated on the nurturing and nourishment of both my beloved bride and our children.
