May I Share Pictures Of A Shrine I Used To Visit Frequently When I Was Catholic?

One of my children was able to take a few pictures for their Nana's special birthday gathering. She will be surprised with these. I needed to have a message placed on one of the birthday cakes we ordered for her (I made the strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting also.) Do you think this is creative, I did get a few ok signs when I shared it with others. I think this is endearing,

"90+ Years of Nana Love"

When I was Catholic I was really Catholic so to speak. Daily mass at one time in my life with communion daily also at church. Very good at praying the rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I found incredible peace at this shrine. My marriage was challenging at this time and this is where I found peace. I remember taking my children here also. I will show you a picture of approximately the area I was at when one of my children was a toddler and I remember holding them in my arms and I prayed that I give this child to you. Well, at the time I thought I was offering/dedicating this child to Mary the Mother of Jesus for I did not know any better at that time in my life. Bit by bit I was enlightened that I actually gave this child to Jesus

One of my children is gifted with seeing angels and saw them pretty regular when they were young. There is a picture of the tomb area where you will see 2 angels outside of the tomb. It is a beautiful tomb area and I think the body of Jesus is carved out of stone. People would leave intentions and even rosary's on the ledge of the entrance way to the tomb. I think there was a statue of St. Theresa on the grounds and I think the children or I should say grandchildren would smell roses at times when they were in that area when they went to the shrine with Nana. Nana would take the grandchildren to this shrine

Lourdes Shrine is called that for the water fall area you will see is actually water that passes over an actual stone from Lourdes, France. There used to be an area of crutches and things like that of people that have been healed at this shrine. They may still be there but I have not been there for a few years now. The nuns were ever so kind to me and the children when we would visit them in the gift shop.

Back to the angel story...one of my children told me one day that the 2 angels guarding the tomb area were actually real angels. I do not doubt things like this.

I used to bring empty containers and fill them up with the water and I would drink the water, cook with the water and even draw a bath with some of this water. I found myself at the time also getting and giving this water to my non Catholic friends. Yes I did.

I hope you find peace when you view these pictures. If you do you will then experience a bit of the actual peace I found when I would go here.

Do you see how I found peace here. The first picture is the approximate area when I dedicate my child that was with me that day many, many years ago that is.