Below, Chris holds Willow (and Tupelo) so she can light some insense. To the right, Dory places incense while praying for relatives who have passed. We also prayed for those who are still alive. On the left, several monks leave that temple (there are several other temples for specific prayers, e.g., for mothers and women):
The monk chants for our family (and another adoptive family in our group); at prayer's end, the monk sprinkles us with holy water:
Weary from the heat and humidity, intensified by clouds of insense, Meryl and Dory rest for a moment before leaving the temple. This picture made me laugh because we both look awful!:
3 comments:
We visited the Six Banyon Temple too...definitely a reflective experience. How wonderful that you were able to experience this with both your girls! Welcome back home! Glad to hear you are home safe and sound with your new little daughter. Look forward to meeting her. Hope adjustments are going well for all of you.
So glad you are home and starting to settle in to your new "normal" (whatever that is anyway - normal is different every day with little ones).
Still saying prayers for you all!
I have loved reading this blog. eyes filled with tears a few times! What a joy. Congratulations to a 4 of you!
aimee and the darn knit gang
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