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What attracts you to a hotel?

Today Joe and I recapped some of the events that happened this weekend and also shared with you some events that are coming up!
We shared about Festival Latino that went well this past Friday…also we’re gearing up for the Starting Point Run/Walk this Saturday. Find out you can help our WNZR team by clicking here.
Today’s Family Feud-style trivia question was: Name the top two things listed on a motel sign that might encourage you to stay there.
The top six answers were:

1- free cable/movies
2- low rates
3- free food
4- vacancy
5- jacuzzi
6- late check out
Congratulations to Janina from Bellville who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Thanks for listening!
– Joe
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The NZ Top 10 for 9/27/19

PTLIF!  Here’s this week’s countdown:

10. Big Daddy Weave – Alive
9. Vertical Worship – Yes I Will
8. Jeremy Camp – Dead Man Walking
7. Crowder f/Mandisa – Let It Rain
6. Building 429 – Fear No More
5. Bethel Music – Raise A Hallelujah
4. Lauren Daigle – Rescue
3. Tauren Wells – God’s Not Done With You
2. Unspoken – Reason
1. Casting Crowns f/Matthew West – Nobody

New Music Friday songs this week (click on the images for video links)

Josh Baldwin – Let The Redeemed
Josh-Baldwin-2018

Pat Barrett – Better
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Practice Professional Courage

If you are like most people, you don’t like conflict. You’ve never been trained in how to participate in meaningful conflict, so you likely think of conflict as scary, harmful, and hurtful. Conflict can be negative, but if it’s done well, conflict can also help you accomplish your work mission and your personal vision.

Conflict can help you serve customers and create successful products. Happy people accomplish their purpose for working. Why let too little professional courage keep you from achieving your goals and dreams? Make well -done conflict your friend.

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If All Else Fails, Job Searching Will Make You Smile

If all of these ideas aren’t making you happy at work, it’s time to reevaluate your employer, your job, or your entire career. You don’t want to spend your life doing work you hate in an unfriendly work environment.

Most work environments don’t change all that much. But unhappy employees tend to grow even more disgruntled. You can secretly smile while you spend all of your non-work time searching for a job. It will only be a matter of time until you can quit your job. It’s okay to pick your happiness and even safety when things have gone too far, and if you do not have the power to change them.

For more on this topic, please read:

 

Thanks for checking out the blog!

-Hannah and Joe

 

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Legacy, the Big Picture and Avoiding Negativity.

Proverbs 20:7
The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

Integrity- it’s a very important word. It’s helpful to describe who we are in the Lord and how our loved ones perceive us. It is a foundational element in the life we lead with our heavenly father.

The Lord calls us to do what is good and right, even when no one is looking. Now, why is that? Well, Godly living reflects His holy character in us; and in turn, glorifies Him.

By living with integrity, you give those who follow you a gift that will last a lifetime. What greater legacy could you leave than a personal record of godly living?

2nd Corinthians 4:18
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Sometimes we get so caught up in the day-to-day that we miss the big picture God has for our lives. God has given us the task of letting the world know about what Jesus has done for us. He made it possible for us to have an eternal life of intimacy with our heavenly father.

Our daily struggles are only temporary. We have to fight to maintain focus on the eternal. If we truly love God, then we should work every day to please him, and tell others about Him. You only have one life to live for eternity. Let it be your best life, starting now.

Here is that link to the Francis Chan Rope Illustration

 

 

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Avoid Negativity

Choosing to be happy at work means avoiding negative conversations, gossip, and unhappy people as much as possible. No matter how positively you feel, negative people have a profound impact on your psyche. Don’t let the negative nellies bring you down.

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. – Colossians 3: 1-4

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. – Philippians 4:8

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. – Proverbs 25: 21 & 22

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.- Proverbs 14:29

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. -Ephesians 4:2

Thanks for listening!
– Hannah and Todd

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Who Knew Wednesday!

Today Todd and I dove deeper into the topic that we have been sharing a little bit about every day this week- International week of happiness at work!

Today we shared some types on how to implement this into your life and why this week is this week.

 

Here are the tips we shared: 

1. Do Something You Love Every Single Day

You may or may not love your current job, and you may or may not believe that you can find something in your current job to love, but you can.

Take a look at yourself, your skills, and interests, and find something that you can enjoy doing every day. If you do something you love every single day, your current job won’t seem so bad.

Here is the link to the “Why the Happiest and Unhappiest Careers Are Unique to You” article! 

2. Take Responsibility for Knowing What Is Happening at Work

People often complain that they don’t receive enough communication and information about what’s happening with their company, their department’s projects, or their coworkers. They wait for their boss to fill them up with knowledge. And, the knowledge rarely comes.

Why? Because the boss is busy doing their job and doesn’t know what you don’t know. Seek out the information you need to work effectively. Develop an information network and use it. Assertively request a weekly meeting with your boss and ask questions to learn. You are in charge of the information you receive.

Click HERE from the article that we have been using for tips all week!

 

We also talked about the origin of the International week of happiness at work! 

HERE is the link for the all the info on that.

I would have linked the Happy Office website, but it was all in Dutch!

Today’s trivia question was: 

What nationally were the two women who created the International week of happiness at work? 

This was a stumper today!!

Thanks for looking at our blog!!

-Hannah and Todd

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News, contests and joy at work

Today we shared these stories:

Today’s Song Poetry lyrics:

I might be outmatched, outsized
The underdog in the fight of my life
Is it so crazy to believe?

The song? TobyMac’s “Beyond Me” – congratulations to Barbie from Fredericktown who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

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Seek ways to develop professionally

You are the person with the most to gain from continuing to develop professionally. Take charge of your own growth; ask for specific and meaningful help from your boss, but march to the music of your personally developed plan and goals. So while you have the most to gain from growing, you also have the most to lose, if you stand still.

The link above goes to an article about setting and achieving goals from The Balance Careers website.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

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Mystery Monday!

Today Joe and I recapped a great weekend and gave you a chance to win!
The Centerburg Old-time farming festival was a huge hit! On Saturday morning Big blue a the Crew were in the parade and then on Saturday we broadcasted live and gave a prize. Congrats again to Mary from Mt. Vernon.
To find out more about this event click Here!
Sonfest 2019 went on without a hitch! We had a great time with and great line up! Congrats to the very luckily Micah from Newark won our prize basket. If you want to know more about this event, click HERE! 
The Afternoons Drive's - Todays mystery question
Questions: When Batman retires, name something he’ll probably give to Robin.
Answers:
Batmoblie- 46
Bat-suit – 38 
Bat Cave – 11
Congratulations to Karen from Mt. Vernon who got our Mystery question and won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!
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Choose to Be Happy at Work

Happiness is mostly a choice. You can choose to be happy at work. It sounds simple, but it’s often difficult to put into action. We all wish to have the best employer in the world, but, let’s face it, we may not.

So, think positively about your work. Dwell on the aspects that you enjoy about work, and avoid negative people and gossip. Find coworkers you like and spend your time with them. Your choices at work largely define your experience. You can choose to be happy at work.

1 Peter 5:7, NLT Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51 and breezy
Tomorrow 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tomorrow Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80 with a breezy
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NZ Top 10 for 9/20/19

Here’s this week’s countdown:

10. Big Daddy Weave – Alive
9. Jeremy Camp – Dead Man Walking
8. Vertical Worship – Yes I Will
7. Crowder f/Mandisa – Let It Rain
6. Building 429 – Fear No More
5. Lauren Daigle – Rescue
4. Bethel Music – Raise a Hallelujah
3. Casting Crowns f/Matthew West – Nobody
2. Tauren Wells – God’s Not Done with You
1. Unspoken – Reason

This week’s New Music Friday additions are:
(click the album art to watch the videos)

Jordan Feliz – Faith
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Matthew West – The God Who Stays
Matthew West God who

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Hannah

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Our Home Security System

Today we continue our devotions from the book “Time with God for Fathers by Jack Countryman.”

Proverbs 1:33 (NIV) leads us to a biblical application of a ‘home security system…’

“but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.'”

 A growing number of people fail to seek God’s wisdom in living. It is no secret that we live in a “me first” culture.

Often we seek ourselves, against all warnings and conventional wisdom. Thoughts of our future, our safety, our selfish desires…while not giving any thought to the impact on people of around us.

Living this way is spiritually irresponsible and a dangerous way to live. If we try to live apart from God’s wisdom, we will struggle with fear, disillusionment, doubt, worry and frustration. Our lives fall apart when we do not consult the wisdom of God.

The smartest way to build a safe home and lifestyle is to involve our savior every step of the way.

Romans 5:3-4 (NIV)

3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.

A leader’s character is demonstrated in how they handle unpleasant and stressful situations. We’ve talked before how God will use trials to mature and develop us.

No one likes trials, that’s obvious. But when we learn to see our trials as situations to grow, we begin to walk down the path God has placed ahead of us.

It is important to remember that He will walk with you through these trials too. Even as you struggle and grow, God will give you the strength to continue.

His loving grace washes over us like sunlight on a cloudless day.

Also, here is the information we shared about the Kokosing State Scenic River Cleanup on Saturday:

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Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

 

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Who Knew Wednesday

Today Todd and I celebrated Constitution Day!

We started the Afternoon Drive with a conversation with our very own Joe Rineheart and Dr. Christopher Devine, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Dayton, who’s speaking tonight about the Electoral College!

This event is tonight at 7 in Jetter Hall, Room 133 on the MVNU campus; Jetter Hall is the single-story brick building just east of the chapel parking lot.

If you want more information about this event, click here.

We also had chances for you to win, like always! 

Today’s trivia question was:  “How many votes does Ohio have in the electoral college?” 

Our answer: 18 votes 

Congrats to Pat from Mount Vernon who guessed our Trivia and won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Our Sonfest Artists Trivia question is: “How many Band members are currently in the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus?” 

Our answer: Five! Brothers Ronnie and Randy Winter, Josh Burke, Joey Westwood, and John Espy.

Congrats to Travis from Mount Vernon who guessed right and won two Sonfest tickets!

SonFest is this Saturday! You can still come and see artists like Passion, Hollyn, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and more!! Click here for more! 

Thank you so much for checking out our blog!

Hannah and Todd

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