Keeping Your Kids Entertained on Cold Winter Nights

We’re officially pretty deep into winter at this point. The sky still gets dark early and the weather is still generally unpleasant. The novelty of snow has worn off for most of us. For those who have kids this time of the year is usually challenging, since they cannot spend as much time playing outside, but especially this year as the pandemic means no visiting friends or family outings. So how does one keep kids entertained at home and indoors all winter long? Fortunately, we got some great advice from Art of Manliness about some great tricks, stunts, and games that you can use to capture the attention of kids of all ages without having to resort to the TV. You can check out the whole list HERE.

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The Morning Thing celebrates Bubble Wrap and more ways to relieve stress

Today (1/25/21) is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day! This fun, stress-relieving toy was actually created by accident. Click HERE to read up on the history of bubble wrap and how it was finally used for preserving delicate items through shipping.
(picture from www.daysoftheyear.com)

We love to use bubble wrap to decrease our stress. Our advice is to keep some on hand for popping when you feel anxious or stressed.

We also shared some other great and simple ways to relieve stress:
Click HERE for the full article.
16 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety from www.healthline.com

  1. Exercise
  2. Consider Supplements
  3. Light a candle
  4. Reduce your caffeine intake
  5. Write it down
  6. Chew Gum
  7. Spend time with friends and family
  8. Laugh
  9. Learn to say no
  10. Learn to avoid procrastination
  11. Take a yoga class
  12. Practice mindfulness
  13. Cuddle
  14. Listen to soothing music
  15. Deep breathing
  16. Spend time with your pet

The bottom line – Although stress and anxiety may arise in your workplace
and personal life, there are many simple ways to reduce the pressure you feel.
These tips often involve getting your mind away from the source of stress.
Exercise, mindfulness, music and physical intimacy can all work to relieve
anxiety — and they will improve your overall work-life balance as well.

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Ways to Save Money for Your Family

These are tough economic times for a lot of people. Maybe your family is reeling from the after-effects of losing a job due to COVID. Or maybe there’s happy news that you are expecting your first kid but that means one of you has to stay home to care for it. These reductions in income can be lessened by some smart strategizing and simple effort. Today on the show we took a look at TheKrazyCouponLady.com for some tips on how to adjust your family’s spending to save money. You can check out the full list HERE.

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It’s Cheese Lovers Day! Celebrate with The Morning Thing!

Today is a glorious day – Cheese Lovers Day!
On the show today, The Morning Thing co-hosts celebrated this wonderful and versatile food.

Click HERE to see an interesting timeline on the history of cheesemaking, dating back 8-10,000 years ago.

One of the greatest ways to celebrate this special day is to get into the kitchen with some cheese!
We found a list of 100 great recipes using cheese from myrecipes.com. Click HERE to find something to try for your family.

Here are some of our favorites from the list:

Parmesan-Basil-Cheddar Stars

Blue Cheese Mac-And-Cheese

Bacon-Cheese Dip

Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Holiday Cookbook Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks Photographer: Brian Woodcock

Cheesy Potato Casserole

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Celebrating the Life of Dr. King

This morning on the show we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The history of MLK day can be found HERE. You will also find out how to celebrate this day and make it “a day on” not a “day off.”

Dr. King is also know for his wisdom, speeches, and his great quotes. In the 8 o’clock hour we shared just a few of his great quotes. For the full list of his quotes click HERE.

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The Morning Thing joins Knox Starting Point to celebrate the Sanctity of Human Life Month

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with Diana Wetzel, Executive Director for Knox Starting Point.
They talked about the importance of Sanctity of Human Life Month.
Diana shared how Starting Point is recognizing and celebrating this special month.
She also shared about their new virtual healing journey for those suffering from reproductive loss.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to start your virtual healing journey.

You can find out more at www.knoxstartingpoint.com

Think you’re pregnant?
Facing a difficult decision?
Text or Call 740-393-0370

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Starting Point is a safe, non-judgmental place to receive accurate information, prenatal services, licensed counseling, and material resources for needs related to sexuality, unexpected pregnancy, family life and reproductive loss.
All services and materials are free to you!

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A new year is a great time to start a new tradition for your family – family devotions.

On Monday’s show, we shared a simple way to start family devotions.

Three tips to help you succeed (from Focus on the Family):

Set a reasonable goal – Once a week do something active to teach a spiritual truth. The kids will have fun — and their enthusiasm will fuel you to keep going.

Keep the tie-in time short – Great family devotions get one nugget of truth across after the activity. One. This shouldn’t take more than five minutes. Your kids won’t have time to get bored — and will remember the application. This will fire you up to prepare the next lesson.

With multiple age groups, focus on the older kids – If you bring the level of your devotions down to your youngest, your oldest will think family devotions are only for younger kids. They’ll check out, and you may not get them back for the balance of that devotion — or for future ones. Remember, you’ve got less years to impact your older kids, and likely they’re closer to the bigger dangers. As long as you keep the older kids actively engaged, you’ll find leading family devotions makes a difference, even with your younger kids, and you won’t be tempted to quit.

Click HERE to read the entire article from Focus on the Family, including some great resources for every age group in your family.

We also talked about how to do “devotions on the GO”.  
Click HERE to learn more.

Click HERE to access 52 free devotions for your family from Focus on the Family.

Picture from focusonthefamily.com

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – we celebrate 2020!

This week for our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts shared their favorite things from 2020.

We hope you can look back on the many ways God continued to bless you this past year.

We also pray for a healthy and happy 2021 for you and your family!

Marcy Rinehart

Hunter Sutyak

Wesley Boston

Alyssa Sidle

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January MVNU Presidential Update with Dr. Henry Spaulding

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding for the January Presidential Update.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Dr. Spaulding shared an update from MVNU including these topics:

– Goals for the University in the new year

– MVNU’s plan for the spring semester regarding COVID-19

– Testing and Vaccination of staff and students

– Changes to the spring calendar

– Plans for spring athletic events

– Upcoming Projects

– Special messages for students, faculty, and staff

To stay up to date with MVNU, go to – https://www.mvnu.edu/news

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