NICOLE PHILLIPS
KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS Learning from Mom's Mistakes and Strengths
If I could change one thing about myself, I would be a better mom. I never seem to have quite enough patience to ride the tide of mischief that is inevitable with three children. The laundry and the ...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:35 PM
DIVA CONNECTION: GIVE. CONNECT. RECEIVE. Mark Your Calendars for May 11
Diva Connection Foundation is growing and empowering more women than ever! That also means that more women are finding us and asking for help. In order to continue spreading the good news about DC, wi...
Posted on 4/1/13 at 4:50 PM
Kindness is Contagious: Give someone gift of warmth this winter 
When I was a little girl, my mom took me shopping for a winter coat. My parents had recently divorced and were still trying to figure out who would pay for what when it came to clothes, shoes and after-school activities.
By Nicole Phillips , September 28, 2012
Kindness is Contagious: Couple offer help amid family’s pain
My heart aches when I see tragedy in this world, especially tragedy that could have been avoided. That’s how I felt the morning of July 7 when I opened the paper and read about the Deutschers, a young couple and their 1-year-old daughter, who were killed the night before in an accident with a drunken driver.
By Nicole Phillips , September 21, 2012
Kindness is Contagious: Take opportunity to give more
I’ve found myself wondering lately if a little bit of kindness is enough kindness. If you give someone a little piece of you, but you still have much more to give, does that little piece still count as kindness? Let me explain.
By Nicole Phillips , September 14, 2012
Small acts of kindness matter too
I was talking on the phone to someone the other day who said something that made me very sad. The woman lives in New York, and I met her (not personally, but on the phone) when she called Diva Connection Foundation looking for help.
By Nicole Phillips , September 07, 2012
Kindness is Contagious: Hunter finds kindness in great outdoors
I grew up in a small town called Reedsburg, Wis. Although the population was posted on a sign as 5,038, on any given weekend, I would see only six of those people: my mom, dad, brother, sister and two of the neighbor kids who lived a mile down the road.
By Nicole Phillips , August 31, 2012
Phillips: A wave and smile can go a long way
For many area kids (and parents), this has been a very big week. School started for Fargo Public Schools on Thursday. For my kids, that meant packing and repacking a backpack filled with newly sharpened pencils, crisp brightly-colored folders, and pink erasers that still smell like the manufacturing plant.
By Nicole Phillips , August 25, 2012
Kindness is Contagious: Reader finds some kindness on open road
We are hearty people here in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Last winter my dad called me from Wisconsin to ask how long I would have to stay in my house. The Weather Channel was reporting wind chills in Fargo of 50 below. I laughed as I told my dad that this is just life in Fargo.
By Nicole Phillips , August 17, 2012
Phillips: Lisbon folks make kindness part of their jobs
The other day I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen in at least six months. She smiled her big exuberant smile and said, “Oh! It’s Miss Kindness!” as she gave me a warm hug.
By Nicole Phillips , August 10, 2012
Phillips: Couple’s ‘ridiculous’ idea a wonderful act of kindness
There is a quote I recently heard that seems to be sticking in my brain. Mother Angelica said, “Unless we dare to accomplish the ridiculous, God cannot accomplish the miraculous.”
By Nicole Phillips , August 03, 2012
Phillips: Keeping promise is a true display of one’s kindness
I’ve heard of making deals with the devil, but I wonder, have you ever tried to strike a deal with God?
By Nicole Phillips , July 27, 2012
Phillips: Learning patience, kindness pays off
Have you ever asked anyone the ways in which they see you sin? The pastor at my church made a really bold challenge the other day. He asked us to find five people in five different areas of our lives and ask them to point out our sins.
By Nicole Phillips , July 20, 2012
Phillips: Kindness’ payoff is priceless, but $1 doesn’t hurt
I’ve been thinking lately about what it would take to convince every person in our area to do one kind act every day. Can you even imagine how amazing that would be? All kinds of people doing all kinds of little acts would change the entire face of the community before a week was up.
By Nicole Phillips , July 13, 2012
Phillips: 9-year-old finds kindness refreshing well after deed
Some people just ooze sunshine and enthusiasm wherever they go. You can’t help but like them, because their attitude is just contagious.
By Nicole Phillips , July 06, 2012
Phillips: Kindness found in things that matter most
Kindness is a tricky thing. Sometimes it comes so naturally: I walk out of my house and feel like smiling at strangers, holding the door for people and leaving a little extra money in the tip jar at the coffee shop.
By Nicole Phillips , June 29, 2012
Phillips: We can learn from a child’s act of kindness
I used to work in the news business. Every day, a team of people, including myself, had the incredible responsibility of choosing which stories should be covered.
By Nicole Phillips , June 22, 2012
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