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 what comes our way, we can ... Read More
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 on Monday mornings? Or the person ... Read More
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 has no husband, no kids, a job ... Read More
People don’t necessarily do things just to hear how ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
I believe everything happens for a reason. Granted, I live a blessed life. But when I get frustrated with the little things and begin to pout “Why me?” I’ve found the best balm is to be kind to others.
Nancy from Horace agrees. She sent me this email:
“Nicole, I saw your article in the paper the other day, and ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
Sometimes in life, you are handed a situation that makes no sense at all. You can’t fix it, and those around you don’t know what to do to help.
At those times, a chance meeting with a compassionate soul can be the lifeline you didn’t even know you needed. This is the story of Katie and Carleen.
Most of us ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
I am a bad cook. I mean, really bad. Even my very sweet husband agrees that I can follow a recipe with the precision of a neurosurgeon, but the things I make just don’t taste very good. My 7-yearold daughter swears that Daddy’s mac-n-cheese tastes better than mine, and she’s right.
I was complaining about this to a woman ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
“What would Nicole do?” I honestly had a women tell me she thought those words to herself as she watched a man try to pile an entire load of dumped lumber back into his pickup, in the rain, in the middle of 45th Street.
Um … maybe I gave you the wrong idea. I don’t always do the right ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
I am officially afraid to open my email.
I come from the world of television news. If you didn’t like how I looked, what I said or how I was saying it, you turned to your husband and complained to him. I seldom got to hear feedback from viewers.
Apparently the newspaper world is a whole different game. I never ... Read More
By Nicole Phillips
I’ve heard it’s sinful to do something nice and then tell everyone about it. Well, hopefully the Man Upstairs will forgive me for this.
This past summer I was at the Fargo North pool with my three kids. We walk in, and my 7-year-old daughter chooses the one lounge chair next to an 18-year-old in a shiny gold bikini. ... Read More
