Wishing You All a Safe and Happy 4th of July!  “Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” —…

Wishing you all a safe and Happy 4th of July!  “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” -President…

  Like a thousand, thunderous, marching soldiers, the storm rushed to our southwestern flank as the trees stiffened and postured, ready for battle, like great sentinels.  The lightening cracked and thunder roared like munitions over head while the rain fell like shrapnel.  The landscape shuddered and quaked beneath the campaign until…

I did not attend a 4th of July parade this year, nor did I officially attend any fireworks.  Instead, my neighborhood brought the fireworks to me.  How very, very kind.  Most were all bark with no bite, and I find those to be the most irritating, but I searched the skies,…

July sidled in quietly under the radar, aloft on Monday night’s storms.  We barely noticed its arrival, other than June quickly ran out of days, and we flipped the calendar once again.  We are mere days away from the 4th of July, not only an important and special holiday, but it…

I know, I know, I know.  I’m a little late to the party.  Happy Birthday, America – the greatest country on God’s Green Earth! We hope you all enjoyed the 4th of July, despite the oppressive heat and humidity.  Sweeney’s sponsored a local Girl Scout Troop in Bensenville’s parade.  The girls did…