Kindness is Contagious

You know those super awkward moments where everyone is standing in an elevator and no one is talking? They seem to happen anytime we find ourselves...

There are things in life that are too heavy for words. We don’t know what to say, so we say nothing at all. I know I’ve been guilty of turning...

Are you on the treadmill? Do you wake up each day knowing there are more things to be done than could actually be accomplished? Does it feel...

Have you ever had kindness show up just when you needed it? If your answer if yes, when you've finished your morning coffee, please send me your...

FARGO — Can you remember what you got for your seventh birthday? How about your eighth? Ninth? Maybe there's one special present that stands...

FARGO — There is something to be said about being in the right place at the right time. It feels fortuitous, almost like someone is watching...

If it had rained one hot July day in 2011, I would not be writing this column. If I had felt too tired by my depression to take my kids to the...

I think 2 might be my favorite age. Not for my own kids, but for other people's kids. When my children were 2, I was caught up in diapers and...

My brother saved a little boy's life once. The boy was swimming and got out too deep. No one saw him go under except my brother. It happened...

When my son started bringing home information about his sixth-grade graduation, I thought it was cute. There would be a ceremony and a class...

FARGO — I'm a pretty outgoing person. There are certainly things that heighten my anxiety, but talking to strangers isn't one of them....

There is a woman in my town who does a lot of good. I mean A LOT. She and her husband have been blessed with a successful local business, and...

FARGO — I packed a bag lunch for my second grader this morning. Actually, he packed it for himself, but I stood guard making sure there...

What feelings arise when you read the name Donald Trump? Does it create a knot in your stomach? Do you feel pride in our president? Or are you...

People often ask me for ideas about doing random acts of kindness. They want something that doesn't cost a lot or is perhaps free. Something...