The Morning Thing Fave 5 (Oops 4) – Our favorite ways to encourage others.

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This week, it’s actually a Fave 4. We didn’t have any guests join us to make it 5. 🙂

We decided to share our favorite ways to show encouragement to others. We hope to spark some ideas for you to try!

Daria Swisher

Eddie Dilts

Marcy Rinehart

Trevor Moore

The Earth Day celebration is going on NOW at the Brown Environmental Center!

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Get WILD at the Brown Family Environmental Center from 12 – 4 p.m. TODAY, 4/21!

The Columbus Zoo, Ohio Wildlife Center, Ohio Bird Sanctuary, St. Francis Center for Wildlife, and Midwest Biodiversity Institute will all be there with live animals to “meet.”

Build a bluebird box, bat house, or a home for native bumblebees.  Everything you build, you will take home with you.

Vendors will have good stuff to purchase:  Kenyon Farm (eggs), Broken Oak Farm (honey), Yellow Bird Food Shed (CSA shares), Our Farm (veggies & herbs), Potter’s Field Farm (native wildflowers).

These Community Partners will have hands-on games and activities:

  • Ariel-Foundation Park
  • Knox County Head Start and Gambier Child Center
  • Knox County Parks
  • Knox County Recycling and Litter Prevention
  • ODNR
  • Public Library of Mt. Vernon and Knox County
  • SPI
  • OCVNs
  • Master Gardeners
  • Yellow Flower, Storyteller
  • Kenyon’s Office of Community Partnerships
  • Kenyon Review

Be sure to stay awhile to tap your toes to the live music, and Truckin’ Delicious, a local food truck, will have tasty treats for sale. View their interesting menu items.

WNZR’s Abby Fairless talked with Noelle Jordan about today’s big celebration. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Local Girl Scouts will sleep outside tonight to raise awareness about childhood homelessness.

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The girls involved in Girl Scout Troop 1691 from Fredericktown are participating in a project to raise awareness to help homeless families.
Did you know that approximately 30,000 children face a form of homelessness in Ohio?

The girls planned 3 events:

  • They adopted a family in need for Christmas
  • They prepared a meal for the Winter Sanctuary. They made beef stew, noodles, rolls and cake.
  • Their last event will happen tonight – a Sleep OUT!

Click HERE to hear the incredible story about how these girl scouts are learning more about this social problem and taking action to make a difference!

The girls are accepting donations tonight at their Sleep OUT location – Waterford United Methodist Church, 20595 Waterford Road in Fredericktown.

Here are some suggested donations (new items please):
For the KITCHEN : trash cans, pots, pans, silverware, can opener, dishes, bowls, cups, spatulas, utensils, kitchen towels, dishcloths, dish soap, SOS pads and sponges.

For the LINEN CLOSET: towels, washcloths, soap, blankets (twin or larger), pillows and sheets.

For the BATHROOM: toilet brushes, shower curtains, shower hooks, toilet paper, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, brushes and deodarant.

CLEANING SUPPLIES: buckets, dust pans, paper towels, spray cleaners, Pinesol type cleaners, mops, brooms, plungers and laundry soap.

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7 Steps to a Strong Sibling Bond

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On The Morning Thing today, we talked about the relationship between siblings.
Parents, there are steps that you can take to help build the bond between your children.

Dana Hall McCain with imom.com says that building the sibling bond is a cause worth pursuing. Friends come and go, but family is for life. Teach your kids to love one another and build solid relationships.us some great steps to build the bond. Click HERE to see the full article.

1. Set the tone for closeness from the start.

2. Let them have significant experiences together.

3. Talk about your own sibling relationships with your kids.

4. Give your kids “assignments” in nurturing one another.

5. Remind your kids that friends will come and go, but family is forever.

6. Help your children develop shared passions and interests.

7. Remind your kids to have compassion for their siblings.

One great way to build the bond between siblings is to spend quality time together.

Check out this list of 20 SIBLING GAMES TO BOND, COMPETE AND COOPERATE

 

 

 

Connecting with Kids and Artists!

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Today on The Morning Thing, we talked about 10 ways to stay connected with your kids from allprodad.com. Click HERE for the full article. We also talked with Emmy Rose and Andi Rozier about he upcoming Outcry tour in Columbus. Click HERE to listen in to the full conversation and HERE for more information about the tour. As always, thanks for listening!

Father Daughter Dances and Fave Fives!

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Today on the Morning Thing we had a chance to talk to Vicki Leisure from the Salvation Army about the upcoming Father Daughter Dance. Click HERE to listen to the conversation! It’s also Friday, and that means Fave 5! Click HERE to hear the hosts’ favorite things about this week.

Pray for Jehane

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Jehane Hoagland is a very dear member of the WNZR family. Currently, her dad is at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He is very sick, but Jehane continues to be strong! Jehane is trying to fly out to see him, but is having trouble affording a ticket. She and her family really need our prayers! Click HERE to here Jehane tell her story and HERE to go to her GoFundMe page.

A Happy Marriage tip from imom.com

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These tips are for wives. Ladies – don’t we all want a happy marriage? A better and stronger relationship with our husband?
Well, there may be some things we just need to accept about our husband. 🙂

Now please keep reading and don’t hit delete!
imom.com shares 5 aspects that may need our acceptance as we work on building a stronger marriage.
Click HERE to read the full article. It’s good ladies!

1. Temperament
2. Money Style
3. Family
4. Past
5. Pace

 

The bottom line for all of the points above is that acceptance of our husbands can make our marriage stronger. Instead of focusing on what you would like to change about your husband, focus on his good points. If there’s something about your husband you can’t accept, talk to a trusted friend or counselor before you approach him. Talk to your husband in a kind way, even if you feel you need to be firm. Finally, while we can’t change our husband, we can change ourselves and our attitude toward him.

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Meet the Team and Special Thank Yous!

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Today kicks off a special week of thanking first responders of Ohio as they save lies amid the opioid epidemic. We talked to Kay Spergel of Mental Health and Recover for Knox and Licking Counties. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation. For our Monday meet the team feature we also talked with some of the cast and crew of the upcoming MVNU musical Leader of the Pack including director Nick Dewalt. Click HERE to listen in. As always, thanks for listening!

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