Today, The Morning Thing talked about the growing family and how to handle the constant changes to your house.

Click HERE for tips on how to keep your kitchen beautiful as your kids are growing up.

Click HERE for 7 style tricks for a bedroom that your kids will never outgrow.

We also shared our Morning Thing Fave 5!

The Morning Thing Fave 5 for the week of 8/24/15:

The MVNU students are back on campus and classes begin on Monday!
Here are our 5 tips for college freshman – our 5 favorite advice tips:

1. Meet as many people as you can. You will never have another chance where it is honestly acceptable to walk up to strangers and introduce yourself. Plus, you’ll make new friends!
2. Get involved! Join a club, a bible study, an organization or a random game of Frisbee golf. Don’t miss out on a chance to hang out and have fun! This is also a great way to make new friends and lifelong memories.
3. Find the balance between school work and fun. Be intentional from the beginning. Don’t procrastinate on your classwork, but don’t spend all weekend in the library.
4. Get up and eat breakfast! It really is the most important meal of the day. A good mix of protein and healthy carbs will help you get through the day and get better grades.
5. Don’t be afraid….to ask questions, to ask for help, talk to your professors (please set an appointment and check their office hours), talk to your Resident Director, talk to your Academic Advisor, join a study group, etc., etc. Just do NOT be afraid.

Today is MVNU’s Move In Day!! WNZR welcomes NEW and Transfer students.
We are excited to have you here at 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon.
We are praying that you will have an amazing year full of adventure, excitement and growth.

We talked with Catie Hayes and Rochel Furniss from MVNU’s Student Life Office about this special day on campus. Click HERE to hear the conversation.

We also shared some tips on how MOM can relax like a boss. Click HERE to see 9 killer Mommy Break ideas!

Today is the 11th National Dog Day! It’s a day to have fun with our furry friends, raise awareness for pet rescue and adoption, and appreciate the work of service dogs, police dogs, combat dogs, therapy dogs, and more. In fact, you can learn all about National Dog Day at the official website. Yes, there is an official website, and you can check it out here.

Also on the official website is the list of ways to celebrate, which we shared with you on the show today. You can check out the complete list here, including unmentioned celebrations such as the dog shaped bouquet or the National Dog Day T-Shirt.

And you definitely want to keep your dog safe, not just on this special holiday, but every day. That’s why we shared a list of foods that you should never give your dog. You can read the complete list here.

And if you have a dog, be sure to play with it today and show it that you love it! Because it certainly loves you.

Going Back to School can give your kids and family a chance to make a fresh start!
Click HERE for some great ideas on “Turning Over  New Leaf” for the new school year.

Would you like a fresh start for your housecleaning routine? Less time cleaning means more time for your family and the things you enjoy! Click HERE for some fabulous tips on how to clean your house like a professional. It turns out there is a methodology most pros use to whip a home into shape in minimum time. Much of it relies on just doing tasks in the proper sequence!

Make a FRESH START for your daily routine by tuning into The Morning Thing – weekdays from 6am – 9am on WNZR. Listen on your radio – 90.9FM. Listen online at http://www.wnzr.fm.
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The Morning Thing started out the week by sharing the health benefits of lemons.
Click HERE to find out more.

Want a new twist for your lemonade? Click HERE for some fresh, fruity and refreshing recipes.

We also shared 7 things that Eye Doctors want you to know. Click HERE for some great advice for your eyes.

Today on The Morning Thing we talked about the artists we play on our station! We shared some information about their music, about their lives, and some upcoming tours and albums!

Three of our lovely ladies are pregnant!!! Congratulations to Francesca Battistelli, Kari Jobe, and Jodi King from Love and the Outcome on their announcements and future additions to their families 🙂

We also have artists coming out with new albums! Rend Collective comes out with their new album “As Family We Go” TODAY! Sidewalk Prophets new album “Something Different” comes out on Friday the 28th of August, and Building 429 comes out with their new album “Unashamed” on September 25th! We are excited for lots more new music!

For our What’s Trending segment, we talked about how the Mars Rover has managed to take a ‘selfie’ of itself!

The Mars Rover uses a robotic arm as a ‘selfie stick’ to capture this dramatic image of its surroundings on the Red Planet. You can learn more about that here.

We also shared our Fav Five for the week!!

Back to school has been happening for most people and is an exciting time of year!
Here are our 5 favorite things about going back to school:
1. Getting to see old friends, and having the chance to make new ones! Friends are so important and it’s always a lot of fun to have the opportunity to include them in different aspects of our lives.

2. New stationary! I don’t know about you, but getting new stationary is always so exciting and makes us feel super organized and neat. Also, there are so many different types of stationary and different patterned notebooks to choose from that everybody can still be unique in their options.

3. The chance to learn new things and new classes! If you get to choose some of the classes you get to take, it’s very exciting to be learning something that you’re passionate about and will want to apply to every aspect of your life. Even if there are classes you don’t get to choose, they can still be applicable and actually help turn us into well rounded people.

4.  A fresh start! It’s the beginning of a new year so it’s the chance to start over. Whether you have goals and things you want to achieve with a new school year, or whether you just want to try something different, the new school year is the time to do it!

5. Extra-curricular activities. Not only does going back to school mean learning and furthering our education, it also means we have the opportunity to be a part of a sport, a music team, a band, a drama club, student mentor and leadership opportunities etc. It gives us the chance to participate in something that gives us character and enhances our personality, plus they’re always pretty fun!

And! Congratulations to our Birthday Winner of the week – Jean Whittington! She wins a 7-inch cake from the Ferrari Baking Company! And congrats to our Anniversary winner of the week – Paul and Alice Evans! They win an 8×10 color portrait courtesy of Seavolt’s Studios! Have a wonderful day!

It’s National Radio Day!! So to celebrate, we went back to the origins of WNZR and talked about how this radio station started.

After 4 years of applications and waiting, WNZR finally went on air in the fall semester of 1986, and transmitted 100 watts from a 300 ft tower. With 20 DJs in the original program, they really carved the pathway for what WNZR is today. Our very own Marcy Rinehart was a broadcasting student from 1987-1991, and she took on the position of Station Manager in 1996!

Not only did the original program focus on the music, the students were also able to get their feet wet in terms of sports! They had the opportunity to do play-by-play and commentaries of MVNC sporting events, which was a great foundation for what we are able to do now at WNZR.TV!

We thank each and every single person for their support, for their gifts, for their love and encouragement, for their prayers, and for enabling us to stay on the air after all these years. We couldn’t do it without you, so we really thank you for all that you do for us! Here’s to the future, and to the more possibilities and opportunities for our station!

This is 90.9FM WNZR, The more you listen, the more you hear.

It’s the start of school for many families, and with that comes a lot of nerves, fears, tension, and stress. It can be easy to be overwhelmed by it all, but as in every difficult situation in life we can always turn to Scripture for encouragement. Today on the show we shared several Bible verses that can particularly help when it comes to back to school. You can check out the entire list HERE, including ones that we didn’t share on the air.

Are you addicted to your smartphone? A recent survey from Time of 5,000 people from 8 countries around the world showed that 84% couldn’t live one day without their smartphones. Let’s face it, it can be incredibly easy to get caught up in the over-connectivity of our day and age. HERE is a six-step program from the Washington Post to help overcome smartphone addiction that we we shared this morning.

And once again, good luck to Mount Vernon City Schools as they get started today! We hope the school year goes great for you guys!

This morning on The Morning Thing, we talked about healthy back to school eating tips.

Breakfast is definitely the most important meal of the day, especially for waking children up and getting their brains active and engaged in class, and so eating a healthy and filling meal is very important for that brain activation.

Sugary breakfast cereals, white-flour pancakes and syrup will leave your child hungry and tired half way through the morning. Good examples are whole grain cereals topped with yogurt and sliced bananas, a breakfast smoothie made with milk, fruit and a teaspoon of bran, or an egg with a slice of whole grain toast with nut butter, a piece of fruit and a glass of low-fat milk. Tofu and lean meat are also good choices at breakfast. Protein, and fiber from whole grains, will keep your child satisfied until lunch time.

Eating a healthy lunch will also help to keep your child’s mind sharp and ready for their afternoon classes. School cafeterias try to provide nutritious lunches along with offerings of fast foods. You can teach your kids the importance of eating right. With your help they could choose salads and vegetables instead of french fries, and water instead of soda. Another option is to send lunch with your kids. Hearty soups, salads, fruits, and sandwiches with whole grains can all be packed in insulated containers to stay hot or cold.

For more tips and for some healthy lunch ideas, click here.

We also talked about overcoming those back to school jitters. Prepare your child for the new routine, meet the teacher, talk to your child about what school will be like, and allow your child to be needy the first couple of days. Also, going through your child’s schedule and physically walking through their schedule by going class to class before school starts, can alleviate some of that nervousness of getting lost or confused at a new school. For the full article, click here

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