Today on The Morning Thing, we shared our favorite songs. We talked about why we love these songs and how they have impacted us. Click the links before to hear from The Morning!
You are our fifth for the Morning Thing Fav Five! What is your favorite song and why? We want to hear from you!
The United Way announced yesterday that they’ve met their 2017 campaign goal of $1 million dollars.
Executive Director Kelly Brenneman shared the news at United Way’s annual business meeting. Over $118,000 of the money raised will go towards education; $188,000 will go towards financial stability, and almost $400,000 will go towards health.
We spoke with Kelly about the success of the 2017 campaign and what is coming up 2018.
Click HERE, to hear the full conversation.
You won’t want to miss SonFest 2018!! We talked with Rob Stanley from MVNU Admissions and Bharon Hoag in charge of publicity and artist recruitment for SonFest 2018.
Listen to our full conversation, HERE!
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On the Morning Thing we looked at ways to de-clutter your quiet time. We also looked at the case for single tasking being more helpful than multi-tasking!
Today is Single Tasking Day, so if you want to know more about the Holiday, click HERE
On Lifehacker.com they shared a case talking about the benefits of single tasking over multi tasking.
Singletasking forces you to sustain your focus and work through complex problems.
Your stress levels will fall.
You’ll get better at managing your time.
You’ll get more done, one task at a time, than you could have even imagined when you were “multitasking”
For more ways that single tasking is helpful, Click HERE.
Finally, we also talked about ways to de-clutter your quiet time.
For More Information on de-cluttering your quiet time Click HERE.
MARK THE DATE! WNZR is also one month out from LIFELINE 2018. Our Theme is “Fix Our Eyes,” which comes from the For King and Country song Fix My Eyes.
Lifeline kicks off March 21 with a Day of Prayer and Praise.
A NEW exciting event is the LIFELINE 5K on March 24 .
The deadline to register and receive a t-shirt is March 9.
Click HERE to register!
For more information about LIFELINE 2018, the LIFELINE 2018 5K registration, and WNZR, Click HERE.
So many of us deal with stress and anxiety. Are we successful in handling it in our daily lives?
Today, The Morning Thing shared 7 insights from www.releventmagazine.com
Check out the FULL article HERE.
Here are seven ways to deal with anxiety and stress:
1. Admit There’s a Problem
2. Stop Self-Medicating in Unhealthy Ways
3. Take Care of Yourself Physically
4. Be Intentional About What Goes into Your Mind
5. Don’t Neglect the Spiritual
6. Consider Seeing a Doctor
7. Embrace the Blessing of Brokenness
The Morning Thing is always looking for inspirational thoughts and information to share each morning from 6am – 9am.
This morning, we shared some wonderful insight from speaker and author, Shaunti Feldhan. She shared some inspiration for Moms of boys recently in her blog “Helping you thrive in life and relationships”.
Here are 3 things every boy needs to hear from his Mom:
Click HERE to read the full article.
#1: I’m So Proud of You.
All males are powerfully moved by hearing these words, but perhaps none more so than the young, testosterone-laden boys who may at times act first, think later, and thus are more used to hearing (as they are stitched up in the Emergency Room) “What were you thinking?” If you make a point of finding and saying those things worth praising whenever they happen (like when they try out for a sports team, audition for a play or plow their way through a tough paper for Lit class), it tells a young man that this is truly who he is—not that buffoon who occasionally gets dinged for doing something dumb.
#2: Sure, You Can Try It!
I hesitate to put this phrase so soon after the act-first-think-later-then-require-stitches example used above, but this truly is powerful in a young man’s life—especially when he hears it from “Cautious Mom” rather than “Adventure Dad.” Dads (having been young men themselves) know how vital it is that a boy try to do something on his own. Yes, he might try and fail (see Emergency Room example above), but he might do OK. Better yet, he might actually shine! It is hard for us to let our boy take this risk—no matter how big and husky (these are our babies!)—it is essential for his confidence for the future that he be able to try and try again.
#3: It Was Just a Mistake. You’ll Do Better Next Time.
We women sometimes think that we have to make a point of holding up a mistake so our son recognizes that he failed and doesn’t do something that way again. (“See what happens when you don’t study long enough?” “You forgot your equipment for practice again? That’s why you kept getting benched last year.”) But the research with men and boys is clear: your son does recognize he failed at something. For a guy, a mistake or a way he didn’t succeed at what he tried to do, is a huge, huge deal. It looms large in a boy’s mind, condemning him oh, every five minutes or so. Your son needs to hear you say you believe in him and you know he’ll do it right next time. “I know you’ll be studying hard this next few weeks before exams and you’ll do great.” And if you say it, it builds him up to believe he can do it.
A boy will never be perfect at what he does. After all, we aren’t either, right? But approaching his actions in these I-believe-in-you ways makes it far more likely that he actually will do it right over time. In other words: by your words of affirmation, you are helping your son to actually become that great young man you know he can be.
WNZR joins New Directions and the Knox Network of Christian Ministries to being a special film to our community. Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope.
We had the chance to talk with Janet Chandler about the importance of this film and how it will impact the Knox County community. To listen to our full conversation, click HERE!
When: Friday, February 23, 2018 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Thorne Performance Hall on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University
This event will include a showing of the film Resilience: The Biology of Stress and Science of Hope followed by an open discussion of the film. The film provides a foundation for understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the long-term impact that ACEs have on individuals and their communities. Community members interested in disrupting the cycles of violence, addiction and disease are invited to attend.
Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope chronicles the birth of a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities who are using cutting edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. Experts and practitioners profiled in this film are proving what’s predicable IS preventable.
For more information contact Janet Chandler at jchandler@mhrlk.org or call (740) 522-1232
To celebrate President’s Day, we shared some presidential trivia. Did you know that John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe all died on July 4th? Click HERE for the full list!
Rise and Shine 