• Shrine Trippin’! Our Lady of Lebanon

    For those who know me, all you have to do is read the title of this blog and you grasp that this visit was a no-brainer for the first of my epic Shrine-Tripping plans!  For those who do not know me — I am very proud to reveal my 50% Lebanese heritage.  Although I am certain that my mother would also claim that heritage after so many years of marriage to my father – we will stick with specifics here – not wishful thinking: 50% Lebanese! Our Lady of Lebanon National Shrine is so close to home that I was actually dumbfounded that I was not familiar with it at…