November 1st

i like to think back sometimes to what i was doing on a particular day in years past.

this day one year ago i was a newlywed, serving lunch to cute black children at a low-income school here in portland. we were beginning to make plans for our move to budapest.

this day three years ago, i was at All Saints Day mass in Koln, Germany. it was an amazing mass that i will never forget. the cathedral itself is my favorite man-made structure in the world. it is so majestic that it requires reverence! the mass was sung by an outstanding boy's choir, and said by 3 bishops and a cardinal (and dozens of priests). it was the last day of my europe trip, during which i turned all vocational decisions over to God... and also randomly (?) began emailing with my now-husband.