Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Christmas 2019


Christmas 2019

We hope this letter finds you well as we offer our warmest Christmas greetings. This past year was one of many blessings and several surmountable setbacks. First, the setbacks. Both of us had surgery on our shoulders. Cindy’s occurred in January, and she was able to bounce back to complete the Naperville Sprint Triathlon in August. Paul had rotator cuff surgery in September and is progressing nicely. The same surgeon operated on both of us. Paul will have his left rotator cuff repaired in 2020.

Our biggest news is that we will be building our dream house in Pennsylvania next year. It will be located on 21 acres of hilly meadow and woodland. In March, we will move to where Paul grew up. We break ground in April and estimate completion by Thanksgiving. If you are reading this, consider yourself invited to visit us in 2021. We will have lots of space. Our address will be 104 Mowry Road, Monaca PA 15061.

Travel was a blessing we experienced throughout 2019. A memorable Rhine River Cruise included time in Switzerland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. We chose Viking River Cruises and worked with the best cruise planners.

In January, we visited John and Mary Cwynar in California. In the Spring, we spent a weekend in Springfield, Illinois to visit Lincoln’s home, museum and grave. Over Thanksgiving, we celebrated with Cindy’s parents in Oklahoma.

Family and grandchildren activities filled much of our year. We accommodated all four grandchildren and their parents at one point. The grandchildren – Emma (5), Levi (4), Henry (3) and Kinley (3) – enjoy going on walks to the playground, playing in the basement and baking cookies with Grammie, and visits to children’s museums.

We continue to enjoy our Marriage Encounter community and daily dialogue. Most importantly, in October we made a retreat at the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. If you have been meaning to make a retreat, you owe it to yourself. God will bless you immensely.

Throughout the Christmas Season and the New Year, we pray that God bless you and your family. Please keep in touch, and plan on visiting us in our new house in 2021.

Paul and Cindy Cwynar



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