The Importance of Friendship

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Today on the show we talked about the importance of good friendships! We looked at an article from whatsinthebible.com! Our friendships are really important to God. The Bible is full of examples of this. Think about the amazing friendship of Jonathan and David.  Jonathan warned David that his life was in danger at the hands of Jonathan’s own father, King Saul.  This warning allowed David to take action and avoid harm, and ultimately this act of true friendship allowed David to take the throne, which was God’s plan.

The Bible describes true friendship as when one will be honest even when it hurts. Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” This means that a true friend of yours will tell you what you need to hear, even if it hurts, instead of flattering you all of the time.

Good friends will have a positive influence on you. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says that “two are better than one,” and goes on to tell how life is much better when you have a friend.

See the entire article here!

We also talked about how to rekindle a friendship that has been neglected. There are 5 ways to do this:

  1. Talk About the Elephant in the Room: acknowledge that you haven’t seen each other in a while, and discuss it!
  2. Be Completely Transparent: The last thing you want is for your friend to get in a fight with you because they (or you) decided not be 100 percent honest with each other from the beginning. Before you can be friends with them again, make sure you are airing out all the dirty laundry.
  3. Ease Into It: When you’re hanging out with your friend after there has been some distance between the both of you, it’s best not to get deep into conversations just yet. Whatever you do, don’t get upset with your friend because they’re taking their time. Be patient with them and make sure you’re respecting their wishes. They’ll appreciate your mindfulness and they may even grow closer to you because of it.
  4. Do Something Unexpected and Nice: Once the friendship starts to bloom, it might be a good idea to reaffirm what the friendship means to you. Compliment them in a card or on social media once in a while. Take the friendship at the pace that is comfortable for both of you, and at minimum, leave the friend remembering the good side of you for your own peace of mind.\
  5. Don’t View It As A Failure:  If for some reason, your relationship doesn’t last, don’t be bummed. People grow apart, and while it might be hard to see the big picture now, it was probably meant to be. Value what that friendship has taught you and try to learn how it made you a better friend.

See the whole article from bustle.com here!

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Cold and Flu Season: Myths, Remedies, and Probiotics!

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Today on the show we talked about Cold and Flu Season. There are some myths that come with this time, and there are 7 of them that you need to know!

  1. The Flu Isn’t That Serious: The flu is no joke.
  2. You can get the flu from the flu vaccine: For starters, flu vaccines can take up to two weeks to work. If someone becomes ill with the flu, it’s most likely because they were exposed to the virus either before or within two weeks of getting the shot.
  3. You’ll catch a cold from stepping outside wit wet hair: It’s true that you are more likely to get sick when the weather is cold, but it’s because viruses thrive in cold air. Dry air also sucks moisture out of the nose, making it hospitable for intruding viruses.
  4. Feed a cold, starve a fever: Fever or no fever, when you’re sick, it’s important to maintain a healthy diet and drink plenty of fluids. Think water, juice and hot tea. Even if you’re not feeling hungry, force yourself to eat. A big bowl of chicken noodle soup can relieve your sore throat and help keep you hydrated.
  5. Vitamin C can fend off a cold: While vitamin C is important for our bodies, research has yet to confirm its effectiveness in preventing colds. There is some evidence that when taken regularly in high doses—greater than 200 milligrams a day (mg/day)—vitamin C may shorten the duration of cold symptoms slightly.
  6. Healthy people don’t need the flu vaccine: Your best line of defense against the flu is to get the flu vaccine. The CDC recommends that most people 6 months and older get vaccinated every year.
  7. A bad cold can turn into the flu: Colds and flu are both viral infections, but they stem from different viruses. A cold will never turn into the flu. While a cold can make you feel as lousy as the flu, they have different symptoms.

See the entire article here!

 

Probiotics are a great way to prevent getting the cold or flu. Find out how to start a good probiotic diet here!

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Powerful ways to love your teen!

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Today on the show, we shared some powerful ways to love your teen, from our friends at Focus on the Family.

 

“An eye roll (or 20). A smashed bumper. Indifference and disrespect. Eating the last of your favorite ice cream, for crying out loud! For some parents, the teenage years test the bonds of unconditional love like no other parenting season. We can’t force our children to behave respectfully, love us wholeheartedly or — let’s be honest — even like to be around us.

But here’s the good news: After working with teens and their families for more than a decade, I’ve noticed four key actions that help parents connect with their teens, and as a result, make it easier for those teens to appreciate their families in return.”

  1. Fight Fair

Conflict isn’t the problem; knowing how to resolve it peaceably is. In our home, we call healthy conflict resolution “fighting fair.” The goal is to reach a compromise or truce with a greater understanding of each other, rather than wounding each other with dagger-like words or cold indifference. When we stick to the rules of a good, clean fight, the resolution is always better.

2. Figure Them Out

Figuring out a teen sounds like an impossibility, akin to understanding quantum physics or capturing video of Bigfoot. While it might be impossible to wrap our minds around our teens’ moody landscape and catawampus decision-making, we can get to know them as individuals. Sure, you know your son still gets hungry at 4 p.m. just as he did when he was 5, but do you know what his greatest fears are at 16? You might know your daughter would rather be grounded for a week than clean her room, but do you know who her best friends are and why?

3. Free Them

Our goal as parents is to help our kids reach adulthood before they leave our home, not hope they figure it out after they leave. To do this, you have to concede freedoms, even when teens don’t use those freedoms wisely. Let them increasingly make their own decisions about food, sleep, homework, purchases and activities, and allow them to enjoy the rewards or suffer the natural consequences of their choices.

4. Foresee Change

One of the only certainties about the teen years is that they will end. In a few years, your relationship will change. So before your teens launch into adulthood, ask yourself:

  • How do I want to spend the days we have left together?
  • Are there battles I can relinquish?
  • Are there experiences I want us to share?

 

View the whole article here!

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The Morning Thing Fav 5 – Favorite Songs

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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!

Marcy Rinehart

Trevor Moore

Eddie Dilts

Daria Swisher  

You are our fifth for the Morning Thing Fav Five! What is your favorite song and why? We want to hear from you!

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United Way met the 2017 campaign goal!

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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.

 

 

 

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Ways to de-clutter your Quiet Time and focus on a Single Task!

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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.

  1. Silence the Phone
  2. Prepare a Time and Place
  3. Corral the To-Do List
  4. Develop a Habit

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.

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Do you deal with stress and anxiety? Read this!

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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

 

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Do you have a boy at your house? Check out this important information!

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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.

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