Valentine’s Day does NOT have to be the only day for a romantic day. Relationship experts tell us that a regular date night is essential for a healthy relationship.
The Morning Thing found 18 At-Home Date Ideas to try with your sweetheart. These are easy to plan dates that are convenient, because you don’t even have to leave your home. They are also inexpensive. The key is to a) plan the time and b) focus your attention on the one you love.
Click HERE to see 18 great At-Home Date Ideas.
Are you a parent? Do you take care of children? Do you spend any time around kids?
Then this blog is for YOU!
We all know that kids can get angry. How do you deal with an emotionally charged situation? How do you deal with the screaming, kicking and fits?
Click HERE for 7 tools for calming angry kids. www.thebettermom.com offers some wonderful and practical tools that can be used in most situations.
Our favorite tool is PRAYER! Check out the tools and let us know if they help you deal with the anger that sometimes creeps up in your family.
It was GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing.
For our Fave 5 this week, we shared our favorite games.
Click HERE to find out what games we love to play.
What is your favorite game?
The Morning Thing wrapped up GAME WEEK by playing “Stump the Professor”.
We tried to stump professors at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
We asked questions about their field of study, pop culture and current events.
Take a listen!
Click HERE to hear if Jenna Potts stumped Dr. Dean Abbott.
Click HERE to see if Wesley Boston stumped Mrs. Carla Swallow.
Click HERE to see if Aubrey Bailey stumped Dr. Brad Whitaker.
Click HERE to see if Aubrey Bailey stumped Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett.
Click HERE to see if Jenna and Marcy could stump Joe Rinehart.
GAME WEEK continues on The Morning Thing.
Today (2/18/16), we played “Name That Movie”.
We gave several of our staff members the challenge to voice lines from a movie.
See if you can guess the movie, once you hear their interpretation of some pretty famous characters. 🙂 HAVE FUN!
Click HERE to hear Jenna Potts.
Click HERE to hear Faith Orecchio.
Click HERE to hear Joe Rinehart.
Click HERE to hear Jessica Wells.
Click HERE to hear Dan Monnin.
Click HERE to hear Eddie Dilts.
It’s GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing. Tune in from 6am – 9am for some FUN in your morning. Today we had lots of laughs as we played 20 questions and the 1 Minute Challenge. Congratulations to our winners of 20 Questions Ryan and Caleb!
During the last hour of the show WNZR staff members came in for the 1 Minute Challenge. We gave them a topic and challenged them to talk about it for 60 seconds.
Joe Rinehart accepted the challenge and talked about the basics of makeup. His insights were unforgettable! To hear what he said click HERE!
Jessica Wells explained the plot of the original Star Wars films. To hear her unique perspective click HERE!
Walter Blanks came in and said what to do if your dog eats your homework! His explanation may be helpful down the road! Listen HERE!Â
Raistlin Graber stopped in and explained what he would do as the President of the United States. For an insight on his campaign go HERE!
It’s GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing. Tune in from 6am – 9am for some FUN in your morning.
On today’s  show, we played Grammies on Grammys. We had a chat with several amazing grandmothers about Music’s biggest night and tried to stump them with Grammy trivia. We’ll also featured songs from Christian music’s Grammy nominees throughout the show.
Good luck to these nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards. They will be handed out tonight (2/15/16) at 8pm on CBS.
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Francesca Battistelli, “Holy Spirit”
Crowder, “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)”
Matt Maher, “Because He Lives (Amen)”
Third Day feat. All Sons & Daughters, “Soul on Fire”
Tobymac feat. Mr. Talkbox, “Feel It”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners
Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
Click HERE to hear from Dr. Karen Doenges, Grammy #1.
Here are some cute pictures of Karen’s grandchildren. Emmi and Grayson. 
Click HERE to hear from Dr. Yvonne Schultz, Grammy #2.
Here are some cute pictures of Yvonne’s granddaughter. Emery Rose.
Click HERE to hear from Diana Tocheff, Grammy #3.
Here are some cute pictures of Diana’s 6 grandchildren: Madelyn, Mason, Morgan, Jonah, Lance and Olivia. Diana also has 3 grand-dogs: Sam, Mia and Turner.
The Morning Thing Fave 5 for today features our favorite gifts for Valentine’s Day.
1. Wesley Boston talks about why 2015 was so special for Valentine’s Day. Click HERE to hear his story.
2. Aubrey Bailey talks about a gift from the 3rd grade! Click HERE to hear about this special gift.
3. Jenna Potts talks about the gifts she receives from her family. Click HERE to hear her story.
4. Marcy talks about some amazing pictures that she received in 2015. Click HERE to hear about her great gifts from last year.
5. Joe shared about some of his favorite gifts, PLUS surprised Marcy with pictures of Agent Carter and Ray (from Star Wars) for this year’s Valentine’s Day (see above). Click HERE to hear why Joe wants a quiet dinner.
The art featured in Marcy’s gifts is from John DiBiase. Click HERE to see his amazing work.
We wrapped up Love Week with a message for singles – CELEBRATE!
Are you single on this Valentine’s Day? No problem, the bible gives direction on how to lead out of your singleness. Click HERE to learn what the bible says about single.
We also explored the science behind kissing. There are benefits!
Dr. Harold Katz, America’s Bad Breath Doctor and Founder of TheraBreath (www.therabreath.com) offers some facts on why kissing offers such a rush.
• Kisses elevate your blood pressure, make your heart beat faster and send blood all throughout your body. All this activity makes it easier for you to get excited.
• A variety of studies have shown that couples who kiss regularly tend to live longer. Even a quick good-bye kiss before leaving home can have huge benefits.
• Kissing makes you feel happy, positive and less stressed because it releases endorphins and oxytocin. Our lips are super-sensitive and have approximately 10,000 nerve endings – and that’s why we love kissing so much.
• According to a University of Albany study, open-mouth kissing transfers testosterone. Men move toward open-mouth kissing faster than women because men want to share their testosterone and thereby increase their partner’s libido as quickly as possible.
• Kissing is good for your teeth. The anticipation of a kiss increases the flow of saliva to your mouth and gives your teeth a plaque-dispersing bath.
• The mouth is full of bacteria… and when two people kiss, they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria. Yikes! Remember to brush, rinse and floss!
Happy Valentine’s Day from The Morning Thing. Remember that YOU are LOVED!
16Â For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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As you search for the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, don’t forget that prayer is very important for every relationship.
Today on the show, we shared powerful prayers for both the husband and wife.
Click HERE to see 16 Power Prayer Verses you can pray for you man!
Click HERE to see 13 bible verses that you can pray over your wife.
Praying for our spouse invites God into our relationship and is an expression of
our loyalty to our marriage and support of this precious gift from God.
Picture from http://www.comfortencouragement.org
Rise and Shine 