"Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me."

~Psalm 119:132-133

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Sissi


We watched this movie for the first time with friends in Germany and we loved it. Since we are not fluent in German it was work to watch but we enjoyed it. We recently rented it from Netflix - complete with English subtitles. It was exciting to fully understand the whole story. The movie tells about the early years of Princess Sissi of Austria during the 19th century. During one scene in which her dad takes her hunting, he tells her-

" Always remember my child, if you're ever worried or upset, go through the woods with open eyes. And in every tree, in every shrub, in every creature and every flower, the Almighty God will reveal himself to you, and give you solace and strength."

This is a great family movie. We are looking forward to watching the sequels, but knowing what our friends told us and from reading the article on Wikipedia, Sissi's later years were not as " fun and happy."