Shortly after his late wife, Babbette, died of cancer in November 2014, Don Jaquish found one of the many journal entries she'd written during her nine[...]

If you ask Michelle Mahour, D.D.S., there are no coincidences. Miracles, however, are another story. Those she has no trouble believing in — especially the[...]

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." Luther Burbank

While most people his age were preparing for the future, 23-year-old Todd Blake was preparing for something else entirely: the end of his life. At[...]

Don't look now, but today is Dec. 1, and the holiday season is upon us. This year, instead of making a last-minute dash to the[...]

"Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." William Arthur Ward

Around this time each year, for some reason, people tend to think about what they're thankful for. We here at In the Loop are thankful[...]

In 1930, during the depth of the Great Depression, Dr. William J. Mayo described coming to work, feeling thankful for his own health and being determined[...]

When Jessica Smidt conducts interviews, she looks for certain must-have traits in her candidates: reliability, predictability, friendliness and, perhaps most importantly, a "happy tail." That[...]

You can't beat the clock. No matter who you are and what you do, you're going to get older. The hours keep ticking by. And[...]

"The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants." Johnny Depp

Lori McMillan Depauw and her sister, Mary McMillan Rivera, see themselves as “complete opposites,” Lori tells WTVO-TV in Rockford, Illinois. But as of last month, they[...]