In February we think of St. Valentine’s Day and hearts and maybe even the saying that “Home is where the heart is.”
Many of us live in a home for many years,...
Last spring I was telling Stephanie Penick, the publisher of Positively Naperville, some stories about the challenges we faced when our sons were on active duty...
Stores and the United States Postal Service advertise that it is important to allow enough time to get your packages delivered in time for Christmas and they g...
World War I did not officially end until the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919; over seven months after the Armistice ending all hostilities went...
On November 9, 1918, teacher Moina Michael was on duty to help with the 25th Conference of the Overseas YMCA War Secretaries. A young soldier placed a copy of t...
As the cooler days of September arrive, the stores start displaying their Halloween merchandise. Most years I could ignore these displays in September. But the ...
Tell someone that you received a middle-of-the-night phone call, and most people will ask you what went wrong. But if you have a son in the Navy who is deployed...
The monument on the riverwalk in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring four different sculptures commemorates the sacrifices made by Americans during World War II. The fir...
Memorial Day is a day when veterans will lay wreaths at the various monuments erected to pay homage to our fallen heroes. Again in Naperville, they will start a...
