Day 330 – La Salette

I first heard of this famous New England tradition from my friend Tammy. When I mentioned it to Vinny he said he too grew up going here during the holidays with his parents and family. This is a famous shrine built after the beautiful French town nestled in the Alps. The story of La Salette is both moving and inspiring and a great story to look up. However, being there in person is something quite amazing. The story is on the monuments and statues to give you the full picture of how it came to be as well as giving excerpts from the greatest story ever told.

From the manger with a live donkey, to the stairs leading to an image of Christ, to the over 350,000 Christmas lights- this was a place to simply marvel and be moved. I am happy that my family and Elijah’s girlfriend Mattie all got to go. We had a fun and spirited ride into Attleboro, Massachusetts. When we got there we walked and talked and took pictures. We read the stories and in certain places paused to ponder. At one point as we came across a field of animal cut outs, we even picked out which one we felt represented us best and why- which was a fun little twist. This is definitely an awesome holiday tradition and I am thankful to have gone. #Cheers #HGAL