Category: Courageous

Conversations with our 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award recipients!

Congratulations to the the city of Mount Vernon, Ohio, Volunteers of the Year for 2025.
These outstanding volunteers were announced and recognized by Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr at August First Friday. They tell us more about what they do in our community and give us some advice on getting involved!

Here is some more information on each of them:

• Paul Acitelli, who died on June 18 of this year, consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to helping others, particularly individuals with disabilities. In addition to adopting a family every Christmas through the Salvation Army or Interchurch Social Services of Knox County, he continually raised thousands of dollars to support disabled people in need of housing assistance, utilities or to fund recreational access via pool passes.

• Heather Barbour, the physical education teacher at Twin Oak and Columbia Elementary Schools, has been responsible for bringing many sports programs and activity initiatives to Mount Vernon. She’s done this through her volunteer work with Lifepoint Church, the City’s Recreation Board and more. Bicycling is a priority for her, and she has helped many kids learn how to ride a bike via the All Kids Bike program and as the bike safety coordinator for Mount Vernon’s Safety Town.

• Jeff Williams and Courtney DeCosky, through their Nellie Six Productions, have made a huge impact on the arts scene in Mount Vernon and Knox County. Within just a few short years, they have turned the Summer Front Porch Concert Series into one of the City’s top cultural events of the year. As founding members of the Kokosing Valley Arts Alliance, they have worked to create opportunities and remove barriers for local and regional artists to develop and share their art.

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Want to take more action in your own life?

Today, our host shared some great tips on how to take action in your life every single day! Taking action can be struggle but staying consistent is the key. These suggestions are things you can implement today that will make it easier to meet you goals going forward!

Click HERE to check out these great tips!

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They may be small but their faith is mighty!

This morning, our hosts highlighted some of the most incredible children in the Bible. They show how to serve God and their stories are truly an inspiration to all of us!

Here are a few of them:

  • Miriam
  • Samuel
  • David
  • Naaman’s Servant

To see the rest of these amazing kids and learn about their stories, click HERE!

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Feeling overwhelmed? Here is what God promises you!

Today, our hosts shared some encouraging promises that God gives us for when we feel overwhelmed! The article shares this wisdom, as well as bible verses to go along with them!

Just a few of the promises:

  1. Finding Peace In His Presence
  2. The Assurance of His Faithfulness
  3. Strength in Weakness
  4. Casting Your Cares
  5. …

For the rest of the list, click HERE! Don’t miss out on these heartening promises!

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Truths to help working moms!

Are you a working mom? Do you get burnt out sometimes? The Morning Thing hosts shared something today that can help you. These are 7 powerful truths that working moms need to hear. Telling yourself these truths can pull you out of your funk and bust your burnout!

Here are a few of them:

  • It’s OK to ask for help
  • You aren’t harming your kids by working
  • You aren’t alone
  • The work you do matters

Click HERE to check out the rest of the list.

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Good News Tuesday

With all the negative stories dominating news headlines, we want to take a step back and provide stories that encourage you and remind us that there’s good to be found in the world!

Today on The Morning Thing we took a look at stories about everyday heroes that made huge impacts with small gestures!

Click HERE and HERE for inspiring, positive stories to lift your day!

Some of the stories that touched us included:

  1. A Canadian post office worker saving the day after a child forgot her stamp
  2. A grandmother dancing all night at her granddaughter’s wedding
  3. A woman rescued off the coast of Japan by heroic sailors
  4. Dogs trained to sniff out PTSD by smelling patient’s breath

You can check all of these stories out and more in the links above! Make sure to listen weekdays 6-9am on 90.9fm, WNZR!

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Feeling down? Improve your mental health with some good daily habits

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, so today we wanted to share some advice with you about boosting your mental health.

Caring for your mental health can lead to an improved mood, reduced anxiety, clearer thinking, deeper relationships, and improved self-esteem and confidence. Mental health is something that effects everyone, so make sure you are taking care of yourself.

To boost your mental health, Healthline.com suggests that you get good sleep, cut back on social media, strengthen your relationships, move your body (on your own terms), enjoy some nutrient-rich foods, know when to take it easy, make time for rest, and get some sunshine.

Click HERE to read the full article from Healthline.

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Boosting your confidence

We all occasionally struggle with our confidence, but sometimes we hear those annoying whispers of doubt that hinder our self-esteem and personal growth. This morning, we shared some tips from GoodTherapy.org to grow your confidence. Here are some of our favorite tips:

Face your fear head-on: Fear is almost always the root of your lack of confidence. When you face your fear, you can come out of it on the other side feeling liberated, proud, and of course, more confident.

Befriend failure: No one is perfect. The more you fail, the more you learn and grow. If you’re trying something new and you fail, it just gives you a chance to learn from your mistakes so you can try again. Remember, failure isn’t the end of the road, it may just be the beginning of something great.

Doubt your doubt: Sometimes we have doubtful thoughts. If you find yourself thinking thoughts like “I can’t do this” or “I’m not good at this,” ask yourself “why not?” When you start doubting the doubt, you begin to see that there isn’t much truth to those thoughts, and you can begin to see what your doubts are holding you back from.

Listen to empowering music: Music is powerful! You can create a playlist of songs that make you feel good, or you can listen to WNZR. We’re here for you 24/7, 365 days a year with music that will encourage and inspire you. Click HERE to listen to us live.

Click HERE to read the full article.

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How do you handle conflict?

Conflict is a part of life. Our relationships with each other are complex, and naturally we may come into disagreement with the people around us. But we all handle conflict differently. The Thomas-Kilman model gives us 5 general conflict styles. Focus on the Family has a short 13 question quiz that you can take to see what your main conflict style is.

Click HERE to take the quiz.

It’s also worthy to read about all of the other conflict styles. You may find that you draw from some of the other styles in conflict.

Click HERE to read about the accommodating style. This means you try to serve others while giving and sacrificing in conflict.

Click HERE to read about the competing style. This is what Ricky got on his quiz! If this is your style too, it means that you are assertive and love to win.

Click HERE to read about the compromising style. Compromisers want both people to get something they want out of conflict.

Click HERE to read about the avoiding style. This is what Allison’s quiz result was! If you’re like her, you don’t like conflict and tend to be unassertive in conflict.

Click HERE to read about the collaborating style. This is a relationship focused style that seeks for people to work together in conflict to come to a good ending for everyone.

We hope that you can learn more about yourself from reading about these conflict styles. Click HERE to read the full article from Focus on the Family.

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