Story of new friendship brings touch of warmth during our long winter
Baby, it’s COLD … so today, my act of kindness is to remind you that even in Fargo, summer will make her triumphant return. This story from Keith in north Fargo may not have warmed my toes, but it sure did warm my heart. “On a warm Saturday afternoon in July, a young woman biked
Seeing Kindness in the Middle of Disaster
Every year, Mother Nature seems to do her best to force us to show kindness to each other. Who knows how she will get to us this year, maybe a blizzard, maybe a flood, maybe both. A north Fargo woman sent me this story, reminding me how nice it is to know that regardless of
Girl Grasps Special Joys of Giving
It’s that time of year. The toys that were brand new just a few weeks ago are quickly being forgotten. The favorites may find a special spot on the shelf, but the rest are stuffed under the bed or shoved into an already too-full closet of goodies. Some would say my children are spoiled. I
Slow Down and Spread Some Kindness
How many times do we run into the same people over and over again and yet still never get to know them? Maybe you can tell me a lot about your hairdresser, but what about the man who rings you up every other week at the gas station? Or the woman who makes you coffee
Experiencing the Joy of Unexpected Giving
A short conversation, a brief email, and a few giving hearts – I’ve found Kindness is Contagious through my friends. I was at a basketball game a few weeks ago when I ran into a friend with an interesting story. My friend started telling me about Mary, a woman she knows with uterine cancer. Mary
Students Find Rewards in Helping Others
I am so inspired by the kindness I see during the holiday season. At church, there is a tree covered with hats and mittens. At the YMCA, there is a nearly empty tree because people have taken all the name tags and are now out shopping for toys. At the grocery store, there is a
Unexpected Acts of Kindness Fall Into Our Laps
I love it when life knocks you over the head. That happened to me this week. I was struggling to write this column. I have a few other things going on in my life: my husband was out of town, I took my kids to Minneapolis for the weekend, my husband came home, I
