Well, Lauren and i have made it safely into Paris. I would really like to share with you all of our stories from the past few days, but for now here are a few thoughts and pictures.

Here I am crossing the Liffey on Hapenny Bridge in Dublin.

Here is Lauren along the Shannon in Limerick. King John's Castle is in the background.

This is Westminster Abbey in London. Yesterday, July 4 Lauren and I were blessed to arrive just as Evensong was beginning. So, we headed inside to join the worship service. As we walked the long corridor I was obviously speechless. The melody of the organ and voices of the choir seemed to fill the entire space between our heads and the vaulted ceiling. Twenty minutes into the service I looked down, and Lauren was standing upon the grave of William Wilberforce! It may have been because I was tired and extremely hot, but there, in that place I honestly teared up a little. I'm not Anglican, but this massive place definitely has an effect on you. The cool thing is that I didn't feel insignificant in this place, but a part of something huge, a continuation of the work that was begun by amazing men like Wilberforce.