The Be Kind Blog

After being married to a basketball coach for 13 years, I can finally sit through a close game without feeling like I’m going to vomit. I know to the depths of my soul that God has a good plan for my husband and his players. Now, if I could just get that faith to transfer

Try not to be easily offended. 99.9% of the time, other people’s actions have nothing to do with you. Proverbs 19:11 “Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.”

A five minute phone conversation turned into a list of life lessons. I’m going to use these in a future Kindness is Contagious column, but I couldn’t resist sharing them with you now! West Fargo students are lucky to have physical education teacher/coach, Chris Haugen, and his “Words to Live By.” Play by the rules.

When the world begins spinning faster and faster this week, when responsibilities become increasingly demanding and when temptations start looking like the only way to cope, God, I pray, let me fall in step with you.

“Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.” -Fred Allen, American Comedian

Imagine someone saying, “I’ll pay off your credit card bill for you. And while I’m at it, I’ll pay off your credit card bill every month for the rest of your life.” That would be the deal of a lifetime! That is exactly what God offers us if we agree to follow His Son. He