Day 4 - 60 -- Marking an Anniversary

Temperatures were above freezing, but the dampness and wind made it feel considerably cooler. Events of the work day left little time to breathe or finish lunch, but what was planned was completed -- two classes and a makeup exam and a meeting. The other bits will be taken on tomorrow in hopes that day won't be quite as hectic as today.

Today marks the one year anniversary of my mother's death. I still find myself adjusting to the hole that loss left. Other smaller losses have compounded the major loss, and I'm still working at managing those bits of life, too.

The song for today is one I've always found beautiful. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is part of his classical music oeuvre. The full translation of the lyrics escaped me for several years. Once I began working at a Catholic institution, I encountered the words at the baccalaureate masses and funeral masses that I have attended. I've chosen an older recording of this by a very young pair of singers whose voices were exquisite. Enjoy!

Pie Jesu -- Charlotte Church (at Brixton School performance)  by Andrew Lloyd Webber (from Requiem)