Dr. Henry Spaulding was a guest today (9/1) on The Morning Thing.
He shared his monthly presidential update.
WNZR’s Eddie Dilts and Dr. Spaulding talked about the start of fall semester, wrapping up summer construction projects and the goals for 2017-2018.
Dr. Spaulding also offers his advice to students going through the struggle of the
back-to-school transition.
Today on the show, we celebrated Lazy Mom Day.
Mom, we know that it is very difficult for you to relax. You are constantly busy worrying about US and OUR needs. 🙂 We love you for your diligent attention to keeping us happy and healthy, but TODAY is a day for YOU to relax.
So Mom, click HERE for some healthy tips on how to relax.
Now for the US (the daughters, sons and even husbands), click HERE for some fun things you can do with your Mom.
For The Morning Thing Fave Five, we talked about our favorite ways Moms can relax. Click below to hear.
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Forgiving is something that we all struggle with, whether it is asking for forgiveness or forgiving someone, we all struggle. Focus on the Family talks about how we can have two perspectives on humans in relation to forgiveness. The Utopian perspective perceives people as perfect beings corrupted by society, whereas the redemption perspective sees us a beings with sin nature that only be can saved by God. Those who side with redemption will find that forgiving others easier because the understand sin nature means that people make mistakes.
The full article goes on to cover being real when having a conversation about forgiveness, forgiving family members, and living style that shows gratefulness for your forgiveness. If you would like to give it a read, click HERE.
We also shared some Bible verses that talk about Forgiveness because the Bible is a great source for Wisdom. The full list can be found HERE.
What do you do when things go wrong?
Today, The Morning Thing talked about how to handle those stressful situations.
When things go wrong we want to remember:
Click HERE to see more things to remember when things go wrong.
We also shared some insight from www.allprodad.com – teaching your kids to finish strong.
All Pro Dad discussed ways to talk to your child about the necessity of endurance in faith and life.
Click HERE to see the article and great insight from All Pro Dad.
Right now, there are many families in Texas that are facing an incredibly difficult situation. They are facing the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Please pray for Texas and the relief effort.
Want to help? Here are links to several ministries that are on site participating in the relief effort.
Samaritan’s Purse – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Convoy of Hope – https://www.convoyofhope.org/
Somebody Cares International – https://somebodycares.org/somebody-cares-houston/
Salvation Army: www.helpsalvationarmy.org
Donate by phone: 1-800-SAL-ARMY
Mail checks to: The Salvation Army PO BOX 1959 Atlanta, GA 30301 Please designate ‘Hurricane Harvey’ on all checks.
To receive a donation link via text: Text STORM to 51555
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For this week’s Meet the Team feature, The Morning Thing talked with MVNU Women’s Soccer Coach, Daniel Sieffert. He talked about the goals for this season, the coaching staff and how athletics impacts players for life after graduation.
Click HERE to listen to a conversation with Coach Sieffert and WNZR’s Jenna Potts.
For this week’s MorningThing Fave 5, our Big Blue crew members shared their favorite Back to School Memories. Good luck to everyone going back to school this week!
I think it is safe to say that we can sometimes get nervous around back to school time, especially if you are someone heading back to school. Traffic changes, our schedules change, and so do everyone else’s. So for today’s morning thing we shared some tips from Today.com about getting rid of those back to school jitters.
Some of the tips we liked included
Talk with your kids about what to expect.
The last thing you want is for your kid to get an unpleasant surprise on the first day of school. Even if they are older and have been through the first day many times, it is still worth it to make sure they are comfortable with the first day back to classes.
Prepare kids psychologically for what the morning routine will be like.
Many kids have a very different schedule during the summer than during the school year. To help your kids understand the days of waking up at 10AM are over, start getting them up earlier now. You may not immediately be thanked for your attempt to help them get back in the swing of things, but it will make school mornings a bit easier.
Open up with your kids about your own experiences.
Sharing your own experience with nerves and how you overcame will help give your child confidence that they can make it through the school day. Plus if you have a funny story it might help them shake off those nerves.
If you wold like to check out the full list of tips, click HERE.
It’s Back to School week on The Morning Thing! On Tuesday, we focused on school safety.
We shared some health and safety tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Click HERE to read the full article.
Topics include:
– Making the first day easier
– Backpack Safety
– Traveling to and from school: school bus safety, car safety, bike safety and walking to school.
– Eating during the school day
– Bullying – what to do when your child is bullied or when your child is the bully.
– Before and After School Child Care
– Developing a sleep routine
– Developing good homework and study habits
Good Luck to everyone going back to school this week!
(Picture from www.healthychildren.org)
This week for Meet The Team Monday we had a bit of a double feature. Our first team just got done performing at first the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival, and are now getting ready to perform during football season. That’s right its the Mount Vernon High School Marching Band. Our own Lilly Buckley got a chance to talk with the band director Andrew Sundman. If you would like to check out their full conversation click HERE.
As a bonus, our own Rachel Rinehart got a chance to talk to several members of the local Law Enforcement about the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over initiative. If you would like to listen what they had to say about this initiative, click HERE.
It’s Sons and Daughters Day! This is a day that parents can honor their children.
Today for The Morning Thing Fave 5, we had the Big Blue members ask their parent/s to share why them love them.
Enjoy!
Rise and Shine 