The Morning Thing celebrates Seniors Week all this week. We are saying goodbye to 7 seniors connected to our program at MVNU.
Today, we talked with Danielle Zoellner about her time at WNZR.
Click HERE to hear our conversation.
For The Morning Thing Fave 5 this week, the hosts shared their favorite memories from the 2019 Spring Semester at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
He Is!
When you are the neediest, He is the most sufficient.
When you are completely helpless, He is most able.
When you feel totally dependent, He is absolutely dependable.
When you are the weakest, He is the most able.
When you are the most alone, He is intimately present.
When you feel you are the least, He is the greatest!
When you feel the most useless, He is preparing you.
When it is darkest, He is the only Light you need.
When you feel the least secure, He is your Rock and Fortress.
When you are the most humble, He is most gracious.
When you say that you cannot, remember that He can!
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Today on the Morning Thing, we celebrated poetry month! Poetry month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Click HERE to read some more great Christian poems like this one! As always, thanks for listening!
KSAAT, the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team hosted the annual membership meeting on 4/24. Tina Cockrell, Drug Free Communities Coordinator shared news of KSAAT’s upcoming events and the debut of a new video produced by the Teen Advisory Council. Tina also shared news about a new campaign called #BuildTheBond
Click HERE to hear the Tina’s conversation with WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart.
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April is Couple Appreciation Month. The Morning Thing shared some ways that married couples can show love and appreciation to each other.
For the ladies – Click HERE to see 8 Ways to Love Your Husband>
The article is by Tara Norman for www.imom.com
Here are a few highlights from the article. We encourage you to follow the link above and read the full article.
I try to speak or text thoughts of affirmation to my husband at least once or twice a week.
My husband enjoys a good cup of coffee in the morning. It could be breakfast or warm towels: it’s about helping him start his day off feeling loved and ready by his helpmate to face the world.
We don’t like to leave each morning without praying together. If we forget or it’s too hectic to pray, we will oftentimes call each other on the way and pray.
Commit to yourself that the private time you share together is fully focused on him and nothing else. Check out our 14 Day Kiss Your Husband Challenge to help you get started.
When he is getting ready to walk out the door for work, take a good look at him and before you give him that goodbye kiss, pay him one compliment to let him know that in your eyes, he is still the only one you want to be with.
Take the time to stop what I am doing when he walks through the door, look him in the eyes, tell him hello, and ask him about his day.
How do you speak love into your marriage?
For the men – click HERE to see “How To Show Your Wife Love In One Minute Or Less”.
This article is by BJ Foster for www.allprodad.com
Here are a few highlights from the article. We encourage you to follow the link above and read the full article.
Wrap your arms around her and hold her. Don’t be quick to let go. Hug her for a full minute. Watch how it affects your kids. Don’t be surprised if they run up and join the hug.
It doesn’t have to be a long note. A simple 3X5 card saying, “I love you because…” It could even be a text.
Everyone wants to be noticed and feel like their contributions are appreciated. Think about all of the ways your wife blesses you and your kids and then tell her.
There’s something special about laughing together. You know what makes your wife laugh. Even if you aren’t particularly funny, work at it.
One of my favorite things to watch is how people greet one another at the airport. The way their faces light up as they embrace each other shows how much they care about each other. How would your wife respond if you greeted her every day in the same way you would had she been gone for two weeks or a month?
Even if you are not someone accustomed to praying, try it. I can guarantee this, it won’t hurt. Pray for her strength, protection, wisdom, and that she would never forget she is loved.
(Picture from http://www.allprodad.com)
Today on the Morning Thing, we talked about Garden Month! We shared some tips with you! Click HERE! As always, thanks for listening!
We just celebrated Easter – the holiest day of the year, the foundation of our faith, when everything in scripture is fulfilled.
So, how can we celebrate Easter throughout the year? We found some great insight from www.guideposts.org
Click HERE for the full article.
Here are a few short notes from the article. We encourage you to read the full article to dig even deeper into the scripture verses.
1. Simply Believe
Easter is about believing—even when it’s hard. It’s about letting go of our requirement for an explanation and taking God’s word at face value.
2. Seek Aliveness
Being fully alive requires active participation in life. Celebrating Easter involves pursuing our unique contribution to life and letting ourselves be inspired.
3. Spread Joy
Easter takes away our reasons to cry: Jesus is risen. Death is defeated. All sin is forgiven. We enjoy eternal life. Jesus charges Mary with the same task given to every disciple who arrives at the empty tomb: Go public. Spread joy. Spread Easter.
4. Be Open to Possibility
Easter prods us to envision possibilities that are out of our realm of understanding, trusting that God has a master plan that makes sense.
Celebrating Easter is about turning our gaze from where we think the answer lies, and getting out of the way so that miracles can happen. It’s about believing that good can come from our messes, and there is no such thing as a no-win situation.
5. Let Go of Fear
We become afraid when we don’t understand things. We classify our problems and frustrations into nice, tidy boxes. The resurrection narratives point us in another direction. In Matthew’s gospel, we hear the four words Do not be afraid twice in one paragraph.
It is difficult not to give into anxiety; however, each time we abandon our fear, we celebrate Easter.
6. Recognize Jesus in Our Lives
Finally, we celebrate Easter by becoming more aware of Jesus’ presence in our lives, like the two men on the road to Emmaus. Celebrating Easter is being cognizant on the coincidences or heart-burning moments in our lives when we feel Jesus’ presence.
By cultivating joy, letting go of fear, being open to possibilities and recognizing Jesus in our lives, we can celebrate Easter throughout the year.
(Picture from http://www.guideposts.org)
This week for The Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite Easter traditions.
Happy Easter from all of us at WNZR!
Today on the Morning Thing, we talked about how a little humility goes a long way. This article is aimed at married couples, but these are some great tips for every aspect of your life! Check out this great article by Dr. Greg Smalley HERE! As always, thanks for listening!
Rise and Shine 