A great day remembered

      Sixty-six years ago on this date the weather was much like it is here today - mostly sunny, brisk (in the mid forty's) and beautiful.  Sixty-six years ago this afternoon Frances Louise Lenard married William Vincent Stoviak at Saint Mary of the Nativity Church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, thus marking the beginning of our family.  Dad belonged to Saint Joseph (Polish) church and Mom, along with Grandma, belonged to Saint Mary (Slovak).  Grandpap belonged to Saint Joseph (he was, after all, from Poland).

     I celebrated Mass for them this morning in gratitude for the love and faith that they shared with each other and gave to Janie and me.  This year will be ten years since Dad passed and seven years for Mom.  They are still very much a part of our lives.  Janie and I got together for lunch to celebrate their anniversary.

     On another personal note - a prayer request.  Mom's only surviving sibling, my Aunt Margaret Venick, fell last week and broke her hip.  She resides in a nursing home, and is back there at the present time.  She is in failing health, and your prayers would be greatly appreciated.   Aunt Margaret was Mom's Maid of Honor.