Just a couple months left...I feel a reflecting mood coming on...
10.11.07
put on your saree...
...it's time to celebrate Diwali!
(I love that episode of The Office!)
Here are some pics from Diwali - the Festival of Lights. We went to Jaya's house to watch how they celebrate.
Our street all lit up
A sobering reminder
Jaya's mother's home, complete with hanging marigolds and the flower decorations on the ground. The designs are always so beautiful.
Jaya told me the colorful decorations on the ground are so the goddess of wealth will visit the home that year. She had about 5 of these on her driveway and patio. Some were made of flowers (like this one), some of colored powder, and all had candles around them.
The crackers are the main attraction. Husband estimates that their family spent around $500 on crackers! It was quite the show. They wouldn't let me get close, and I had to sit almost the whole time, because of my 'delicate situation.' Every year, so many crackers go off all over the city that it sounds like a war-zone.
Between the four of us, we've lived in 8 states and 3 different countries. We've been married 11 years and moved 11 times, making me simultaneously long for roots while missing my former homes. I don't feel exactly "right" anywhere. It's okay though - God has used this to remind me that since our citizenship is in heaven, we know we're not home yet!
2 comments:
The floral arrangement is amazing...and I, too, love that episode on The Office!!
Hazel is going to love Diwali! All those pretty lights and of course, the fire crackers! Oh- and I love Diwali on Office Space, too!
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