My daughter asked me a question the other day that on the surface seemed kind of childish and selfish. Yet, it’s something that, even as an adult, I still wrestle with in my mind and in my heart. She said, “Mom, what do you do when people don’t recognize your kindness?”
Jordan went on to explain there is a girl in ... Read More
If a Broadway show doesn’t have a performance, it’s said to be “dark.” Mondays are usually dark in order to give the actors a chance to recuperate — or perhaps go grocery shopping and pick up their dry cleaning, I’m not quite sure.
My blog posts and tweets are more of a horse-and-pony show than a Broadway musical, but I, too, ... Read More
Nurse Holly has pronounced me full! I’m done with my weekly escapades to Columbus until I meet with the surgical oncologist and plastic surgeon again on December 2nd. That means no more day-long coffee dates with my ride-along girlfriends, no more stops at the gluten-free but not glutton-free bakery, and no more Target. Ahhh…. Target. We’ve been such good ... Read More
I keep getting asked the same question. It’s totally awesome and becoming totally weird. In private conversations, after speaking functions, even during media interviews– when I talk about life or kindness or breast cancer, the same question keeps coming back to me: Where do you get your joy?
It’s like God is giving me lots of chances to answer the ... Read More
I need to tell you something. You are more than you think you are– and you are good. Whatever you think about yourself that doesn’t line up with complete awesomeness, simply isn’t true, so stop beating yourself up.
I get the feeling we (or maybe it’s just me!) are spending too much time and energy wishing we could be better, be ... Read More
What if we were all just here for each other? What if we really, truly wanted the best for each other at all times and celebrated when one of our sisters had something good come her way?
I was having a conversation with a girlfriend the other day about broken cars or kids’ clothes or something mundane that turned into a ... Read More
I did it! I kept my feet moving in a fast-paced back and forth motion for 10 whole minutes!
If you don’t understand why this is a big deal, then you are clearly an elite athlete. Congratulations.
As I was driving to the running trail yesterday, my mind was at war. “What am I doing? This is dumb. I should ... Read More
I love sugar. It may not be healthy, but it’s true. I love sugar almost as much as I love kindness.
Beth Delgado is a businesswoman in Grand Forks who clearly shares my heart. She’s making it her business to make people’s days a little sweeter in a lot of ways.
“Here in Grand Forks I have a quaint little shop called ... Read More
