Secret Angels Watch Over Those Who Need Them
A woman on my street recently lost her husband. Her three kids lost their dad. I’ve never met any of them, but I find myself thinking about what I could possibly do to let them know I care about the pain they are going through. What small gesture could I do that would really mean
Community Support of One Helps Others
People have bad days. For some, it seems like life just keeps throwing them curve balls. That’s how Heather from Fargo feels sometimes. Last August, her home burned to the ground. Then in December, she bought a trailer home for $3,000, only to find out that the person she gave the money to wasn’t the
Neighbors Repay a Lifetime of Kindness
What if kindness were cumulative and contagious? What if everything you did your entire life to or for another person all added up to how people treat you at the end of your life? That may not be so far from the truth. Lisa (Brustad) Rygg recently went through an experience with her mother, where
Sometimes Kindness Just Happens
I don’t think too many people wake up on a Saturday morning and say, “Today I am going to be kind.” I think sometimes, kindness just sort of happens. But I do believe that when it happens once, it’s likely to happen again, because as Daphne Meyers from Fargo writes, even if you didn’t set
Man Recalls Double Acts of Kindness
If you moved out of the Fargo-Moorhead area, would you still read The Forum? I am constantly amazed by the number of people who write to me, saying they grew up in this community, have moved away, but still like to keep up on what’s happening here. Kevin Plummer is a great example of that.
Diva Connection: Share Kindness with Area Women
I’m about to use this newspaper space for my own selfish reasons. Oops, not a good start in an Easter weekend, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take. It’s a risk I’m willing to take because I know there is a group of teen moms in Fargo who sleep without blankets, so their babies
A SWEET Story of Kindness
Girl Scout cookies. Those three words breed some strange mix of excitement and anxiety deep inside my soul. I love Girl Scout cookies. I’m always excited when I start hearing about them because it means spring is on the way. But things have changed since I was a Girl Scout. Way back then, we put
