Today, The Morning Thing featured a number of ideas on how to create a fantastic end-of-the-year celebration for your kids! These ideas are claimed to require less energy than packing a lunch, so they don’t require that much effort and are guaranteed to make your kids smile!
Some of them that we shared:
These are just a few of the great suggestions, you can click HERE to see the full list!
Today, we have a special Friday Favorites for you! The Morning Thing hosts along with the FULL WNZR Summer Staff shared their favorite memories with their Moms. Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at WNZR!
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It is mom’s week on WNZR, and today The Morning Thing show hosts shared some great ideas for Mother’s Day gift baskets! The list is filled with great ideas that are sure to make it a great Mother’s Day for your lovely mom!
They split the list into three categories: Essentials, Nice To Have, and Luxury.
Some of our favorites on The Morning Thing:
There is many many more, so go check out the full list by clicking HERE!
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:
Click HERE to check out the rest of the list.
Today, The Morning Thing hosts talked about some great mother’s day table topics that are designed to get everyone talking, sharing and laughing! They range from silly to serious are are a fantastic way to honor the mother figure in your life!
Some of our favorites:
These are just a few of the 60+ topics! To see all of them click HERE.
Captain Christine Moretz shared an exciting ministry update with WNZR.
Construction is underway for a new childcare center in our community!
Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the link below.
She explained how they discovered the need for childcare and decided to build this facility.
Christine shared an overview of the facility that will be added to the area that they call “Salvation Square.” This new building is a 13,270 square foot childcare center, that also allows for 36 additional slots for an after-school program. A total of 112 children will be cared for daily in this facility, named “The Salvation Army Learning Lighthouse!”
She listed the areas and facilities in this center that will be used for educational and recreational programs. There will also be renovations made to their existing social services building to better serve those in need in the community!
Christine also shared the timeline for this building project with WNZR. Construction is planned to finish in October 2025, with the childcare center to open in January 2026!
Their campaign goal is $6.25 million dollars, and about $4.9 million dollars has been pledged by generous organizations.
You can support this campaign at www.salarmy.us/LightTheDay
Christine also shared about the many ways to get involved with raising funds for the Salvation Army this Christmas Season!
Kettle Kickoff is Tuesday, November 26th at noon at the Salvation Army! You can keep an eye out for red kettles accepting donations around town, or volunteer to ring a bell.
The community Thanksgiving Dinner will be November 27th at the Salvation Army, and you can volunteer for that event as well.
The Morning Thing was excited to have several special guests on Monday’s show.
Representatives from Place 4 Grace stopped by the studio to share a ministry update and a very exciting announcement.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click the link/picture below.
The BIG NEWS is that Place 4 Grace has hired House Parents! This is an answer to many years of prayers.
Samantha and Austin Beckett have taken on this call and talked about how God directed them to be a vital part for the future of the ministry.
Kandee Popham, Executive Director also shared the history of Place 4 Grace and how they have been serving Mommas and babies in our community.
Hosanna Swartz, Community Outreach Manager also joined us to talk about how Place 4 Grace is funded. She shared about p4g Thrift Boutique and how this outreach is supporting Mommas, babies and the overall ministry.
We also shared an update from last Friday’s Flannel Fest fundraiser.
You can still make a donation to Flannel Fest at http://www.place4grace.com/ff2024
Follow them on Facebook and Instagram – place 4 grace and p4g Thrift
Website – http://www.Place4Grace.com
Phone – 740-847-2232
Email – info@place4grace.com
Pictures from the Place 4 Grace Flannel Fest.
Today on The Morning Thing, we shared some ideas to spend more time as a family this fall! The weather will be changing soon so lets enjoy the beautiful weather and colors.
Click HERE to see 20 ways to spend time as a family this fall season!
Here are some of our favorites:
Let us know what you do for family fun! Email wnzr@mvnu.edu
The US Surgeon General has declared Parental stress as a significant public health issue. Dr. Vivek Murthy recently released a 36 page advisory on this important issue.
Click HERE to read more.
Dr. Murthy says that we need a culture shift. The advisory says: “It’s time to value and respect time spent parenting on par with time spent working at a paying job, recognizing the critical importance to society of raising children.” Parents and caregivers need societal support and to be able to talk openly about the stress of parenting. Like an earlier surgeon general’s advisory, it says more connection is needed to combat loneliness and isolation among parents.
“The bottom line is that we’ve got to start seeing mental health as health. It is no less important than our physical health,” Murthy said Wednesday. “If we can attend to both our mental and physical health, then we have a good chance, you know, of being happy, healthy and fulfilled, and that’s what we all want for ourselves and especially for our kids.”
The Morning Thing shared some ways for Moms and Dads to fight stress.
For Moms, we shared 5 shifts in focus that can help alleviate Mom Stress.
Click HERE to read the full article from imom.com
1. Focus on your breathing.
2. Focus on your inner critic.
3. Focus on what brings you comfort.
4. Focus on forgiving yourself.
5. Focus on what you can control.
For Dads, we shared 5 ways to address fatherhood stress.
Click HERE to read the full article from allprodad.com
1. Start the day early.
2. Write daily goals and journal.
3. Get active.
4. Find moments to read.
5. Connect with other dads.
Parenting is tough at any stage, but navigating through the path of having an adult child can be challenging.
Crosswalk.com shared an article listing 5 things that your adult children still need from you. Author Stephanie Thompson shares practical insight on how to approach this time in your parenting journey.
Click HERE to read the full article.
