Smile FM Street Stops - 8/18

Hope for Western Wayne County at Harvest Bible Church
6240 N. Newburgh Rd. Westland, Mi 48185

Catch the Smile Team from 10 am - 3 pm along with 600 volunteers from Western Wayne County Michigan businesses,  churches and service organizations will: 

• Serve an estimated 4,000 guests FREE FOOD
•  Provide a FREE meal to all who enter
•  Distribute an estimated 30,000lbs of FREE  groceries
•  Provide FREE Health screenings, haircuts,  family photos, kid’s activities, back to  school supplies and much more
•  Provide FREE positive, family entertainment
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Rock for CHUM at The ROC 1706 W. Dansville Rd., Mason, MI 48854
Saturday August 18 from Noon - 4 pm
Christian Rock Concert and Family Fun Day A Celebration of Gods Blessings!  BANDS: Faith4, The Michael Maher Band, and White Stone Identity take the stage at 2:00 pm! Donations to benefit CHUM Therapeutic Riding
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Block Party at Silver Creek Church
Marquette Noon - 3 pm
Join us for a family fun packed day at our annual block party! Get to know Silver Creek Church and enjoy fellowship, games, bounce houses, food, and puppet shows. Back-to-school book bags with supplies and a youth clothing give-away provided this year.
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Next weekend - 8/25 - Looking forward to BlessFest!


 

See what the Diceman's son would not throw away!

The Diceman and his family moved across town this week to a new house, and they threw a lot of things away, but his son, Chase (who is almost 15 years old) would not agree to throw away this old stuff animal, ugly gorilla.  Evidently, he had a deep personal attachment to this!  

Catch the Smile Team

If you are at the Eastern Michigan State Fair in Imlay City on Friday night, check out the Smile FM bump n run car, along with driver, Mike McKee in the Autocross Bump n Run race.  Race begins at 7 pm in the main grandstand.  Come early and check out everything the fair has to offer the entire family.  For more details go to  http://www.easternmichiganfair.com/

Saturday, pack your hammer and join the Street Team as they visit Meridian Christian Church's "Help Build Hope" from 10 am - noon in the church parking lot. In partnership with CrossRoads Missions, Meridian Christian Church will construct and assemble the walls of an entire house, then on Sunday morning, after a dedication service, it will be disassembled and transported to a Habitat for Humanity site in the Okemos area, where construction will be completed.  Volunteers are still needed for this event too!  Go to http://www.meridianchristian.org/index.asp?level2_id=363 for further details.

Both Friday & Saturday, you can also catch the Smile Crew at the Unity Music Festival in Muskegun from 4 - 9 pm.  Take a spin at the Prize Wheel, charge up your mobile device for FREE with our Charging Station or just pick up some Smile Swag (with all proceeds going to Smile FM).  The Smile tent is located just off the main entry gate.  For more details go to www.unitymusicfestival.com

Smile FM Fireworks Festival Soundtrack

Smile FM had the opporunity to provide music for the Imlay City Fireworks Festival Fireworks.

Here's a list of the songs used:

• MercyMe:  I Can Only Imagine (wsg London Symphony Orchestra)
• Aaron Shust:  We Are Free
• Mark Shultz:  Coming Home (instrumental)
• Matt Maher:  Woke Up in  America
• Chris Tomlin:  Amazing Grace (my chains are gone)
• Casting Crowns:  Courageous
• The Afters:  Light Up the Sky
• Natalie Grant:  Star Spangled Banner - Finale
• MercyMe:  Bring the Rain (instrumental)

We hope you enjoyed the fireworks and soundtrack!

Best bulletin insert ever!

Do you agree that this is the best church bulletin insert ever?

The was published by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community! (In Florida)
Feel free to print out!

We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced,
filthy rich, dirt poor. We extend a special welcome to those who are
crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.

We welcome you if you can sing like Andrea Bocelli or like our pastor
who can't carry a note in a bucket. You're welcome here if you're "just
browsing," just woke up or just got out of jail.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up
yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer
moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers,
vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or
still addicted. We welcome you if you're having problems or you're down
in the dumps or if you don't like "organized religion," we've been
there too.

If you blew all your offering money at the dog track, you're welcome
here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat,
work too hard, don't work, can't spell, or because grandma is in town
and wanted to go to church.

We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both.
We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now,
had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost in traffic
and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and
doubters, bleeding hearts ... and you!

Best Christian bumper sticker ever!

The Diceman saw this, and thinks it's the best Christian bumper sticker ever! What do you think?

Street Stops Weekend of 8/3

The Smile Crew will be out and about this weekend!

8/3 - Friday night if you're coming to the Imlay City Blueberry Festival Fireworks, tune into Smile FM 89.1 FM frequency to enjoy a special fireworks soundtrack with amazing patriotic and inspirational music.  It's only on our 89.1 FM frequency in Imlay City/Lapeer area.
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           8/4 - Sat - Sault & Sailabration Sault Ste Marie Downtown Soo (the Street Team will be on hand from 10 am - 2 pm)
Tall ship sailing excursions and a host of maritime related activites throughout the Soo.


           8/4 - Sat - Deford Christian Music Fest

(Thumb area)  10:30:00 AM -9:30 pm (the Street Team will be on hand from 7-9:30 pm)

The FREE, ANNUAL, Family-Friendly, Outdoor music festival. Inflatables & Face painting for the Kiddo's. Food Concessions & Vendors. 7+ bands of Rockin, Uplifting Music. 

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8/4 - Sat- Imlay City Blueberry Festival Parade - Catch the Smile Crew in the Blueberry Festival parade making its way downtown starting at 6 PM. 

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8/4 - Sat - Croswell County Fair - 7 PM - (Thumb area) - Catch the Smile FM Bump N Run car tear up the competition in the Off Road Derby in a thrilling race with driver Mike McKee.

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8/5 - Sun -  7:30 PM - Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival/Worship on the Waterfront - Bebo Norman Concert

W.O.W. 2012 welcomes Bebo Norman to the Grand Haven Waterfront Stadium from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Bebo is a favorite on contemporary Christian radio and his music appeals to worshippers of all ages. Worship with Bebo is powerful, authentic, and engaging. W.O.W. will be held at the stadium, rain or shine. It's a free event, no tickets needed.

Most positive kid ever!

>This little girl gets it.. If you need a little encouragement
>today, you might try looking yourself in the mirror and talking to
>yourself like this!
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

Smile FM Street Team - Weekend of 7/26

The Smile FM Street Team will be out and about a lot this week!


Thursday - 7 PM:   Go Fish Show in Plymouth @ Northridge Church.  Doors open at 6 PM.  Tickets available at the door or at website. 

Friday - 2 to 4 PM - Family Fun Day and Cut-A-Thon to benefit the Pedatric Hydrocephalus Foundation (kids with brain fluid problems).  Includes food, face painting, putt putt golf, silent auction, inflatables, clowns and much, much more.  Downtown Lapeer (thumb area) on the Courthouse Lawn.  The event runs til 7 PM.


Friday 7 PM - St. Clair County 4 H Fair in Goodells MI - the DEBUT of the Smile FM sponsored Bump N Run car driven by Mr Mike Mckee one of our amazing Street Team Volunteers.  Watch for the car in the race and catch up with some of our street team crew for Smile freebies.  Admission to the fair required.

Friday: 7:30 PM - Sanctus Real Concert at St. Mary's Church in Pinckney (Between Lansing and Ann Arbor).  Benefit concert for Faith Medical Clinic.  Brian Dumont will be on site for a great show.  No tickets needed, donation taken for Faith Medical Clinic at show.  Bring lawn chair or blanket.

Saturday 2 PM - Go Fish Show at Mount Hope Church in Lansing.  Doors open at 1 PM.  Tickets available at the door or at website.

Sunday 1 PM - Monroe County Fair Parade in Downtown Monroe.  See the Smile Van in the parade as festival goers gear up for the start of the Monroe County Fair. 

Go Fish Tour coming to MI

Go Fish Tour! Join Smile FM for the crazy zany fun of the Go Fish Guys!
Go Fish is what happens when three dads from Minnesota try and find music that their kids love but won't drive parents bonkers.
They have helped kids all over the world hide pieces of God's words in their hearts with their popular VBS curriculum.
They've found that good news and good music spreads fast, especially when Moms are involved!
Go Fish events are designed for kids, but are a delight for the whole family.

• July 26, 2012 - 7 p.m.  
• Doors Open @ 6:30 PM
  Northridge Church
  Plymouth, MI
  Purchase Tickets

• July 28, 2012 - 2 p.m
• Doors Open at 1:30 PM
  Mount Hope Church
  Lansing, MI
  Purchase Tickets

Could you be in Olympics?

The Olympics are just around the corner.  Check out this website, and put in your age.  It will tell you what Olympic sports you still might qualify for.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/spo

 

What makes your Summer Happy?

What is it that makes your Summer Happy?  Days at the beach?  Working in the Garden?  Extra time with the kiddos??  A trip to the waterpark?  Share your ideas and let's all have a Happy Summer!

8 Ways to keep your church from growing

This article was great. We found it here.
http://voices.yahoo.com/eight-ways-keep-church-growing-1350785.html

1. When newcomers arrive, be sure to ignore them. Don't bother to
greet them, introduce yourself, or give any sort of recognition that
they exist. They may feel welcome if you do and return next Sunday.
What congregation needs that?

2. When visitors arrive in tattered clothes, jeans, sandals, or
(gasp!) shorts, be sure to look them up and down disapprovingly.
You're dressed to kill, and everyone knows God wants us to spend lots
of money on fine clothing and fancy jewelry. How dare they presume to
worship our Lord when they are not dressed in proper attire?

3. When newcomers accidentally sit in "your seat" give them icy
looks. You've been sitting there for years and everyone in the
congregation knows it. What gives newcomers the right to sit there?
They belong in the back row of the church with the rest of the sinners!

4. When the offering plate is passed and the visitors decline to
contribute, give them more condescending looks. Never mind that the
father is unemployed, the mother is disabled, and they don't know how
they are going to feed the kids the rest of the week.

5. When the church service is over, be sure to gather together in
your cliques, and hurry out to the local buffet without inviting the
visitors. They might actually be able to hold an interesting
conversation and add new life to your stale gatherings. Heaven forbid!

6. Make suggestions to the pastor to improve the church and its
programs. When he says that's a great idea and gives you the
go-ahead, do absolutely nothing and wonder why nothing gets done.

7. Squabble among yourselves over things that don't really matter,
like what color to paint the sanctuary or who is going to make the
peach cobbler for the next church dinner. It's what you want that
matters, who cares what anyone else thinks? Create rifts and
divisions as much as possible over insignificant details.

8. Let the pastor do all the work; isn't that his job? He only works
an hour or two on Sunday. He should have plenty of free time to write
a sermon, greet visitors, maintain the building, mind the budget,
teach the Sunday School, manage the youth group, visit the sick,
counsel congregants, make the post-visit calls, and implement
outreach programs. Be sure to lay all the blame at his feet as your
church building falls apart and the congregation dwindles.

Diceman's controversial statement

After reading this article on baseball player Josh Hamilton, and all of his struggles being a Christian and playing baseball, and struggling with alcoholism.. The Diceman made this statement on the air today,

“I seem to identify with Christians who struggle more than those who "have the victory".

 

What do you think?

 

Point Fest - 9/15 @ Cedar Point

Join Smile FM for Pointfest at Cedar Point on Saturday, September 15th.

Featuring music from:

Skillet
Red
Francesca Battestili
Jamie Grace
KJ-52
Royal Tailor
speaker - Bob Lenz

Tickets include admission to the park, plus the great music and ministry!  Link to Pointfest from Smile.fm

Brian & Dennis from Smile FM will be on hand with the Smile Charging station, Prize Wheel and great Smile Merch.

Unity Christian Music Festival

Join Smile FM for the Unity Christian Music Festival in Muskegon.  It's August 8th to 11th featuring some of the top Christian music artists including:

Chris Tomlin
Phil Joel
The City Harmonic
NEEDTOBREATHE
 Dara Maclean
 Building 429
Matt Maher
Steven Curtis Chapman
Chase Callahan
MIKESCHAIR
Mandisa
Matthew West

Smile FM will be there each evening with Smile Merch, Cell Charging station and ever popular Prize Wheel.
Gates open Wed, Thur & Friday at 4 PM and Saturday at 2 PM.  Wednesday's show is completely FREE.  Single day passes are $20 and full festival passes are $50 with kids 5 and Under free with paid adult.  Link to at Smile.fm

Sanctus Real Bus Fire!

Just this past weekend, the band, Sanctus Real survived a fire that destroyed their tour bus. According to a statement from the band, the bus was riding along the Pennsylvania Turnpike around 4 a.m. Sunday when the driver noticed flames in the side mirror. The band was headed toward Mitchellville, Maryland where a performance was scheduled. Band members Matt Hammitt, Chris Rohman, Dan Gartley, Pete Prevost, and Mark Graalman as well the band's family, including four children, quickly evacuated the bus, resulting in no injuries. The abrupt exit did not allow the bus occupants to grab any personal belongings before the fire became out of control. "As a result, everything was destroyed in the fire, from clothing to laptops, cell phones, and wallets," said a statement.  A fund has been set up for people who want to help.  Donations accepted here.  http://store.sanctusreal.com/store/bus-relief-donations-49

 

Go Fish Getaway Winners

Grand Prize Winners:  4 Passes to the show, Overnight Hotel Stay, Meet N Greet and an Autographed Gold Fish!
Gary Hull
Jason Fuller

2 Tickets to the show of their choice:

Jeff Perkins
Trisa Sessions
Amber Ruhstorfer
Heather Reddick
Frances Hubbard
Sarah Whitson
Stacie Schell
Michelle Garn
Aimee Ferris
Debra Wells

Go Fish DVD:

Kelly Whitt
Wendy McNamara
Rebekah Taratuta
Sarah Nadort
Jodie Hunt
Doug Scott
Marsha Johnson
Sara Behm
Stacey Ballinger
Jessica Lindsay

Go Fish Cd:

Rachel Onore
Sarah Nadort
Emily Schlorf
Tabitha McAuley
Kristen O' Brien
Amanda Cote
Debbie Wells
Robin Webb
Mandy Moebius
Mattkadee Kidd
Stacey Ballinger

Honoring MI Soldiers

This is an amazing website that lists by name (and photo) each MI
soldier that has fallen in the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars. http://apps.washingtonpost.com/national/fallen/maps/states/
For those of you who have made sacrifices for us, we thank you!

Catch the Smile Team

Catch up with the Smile Team as we end the holiday weekend in Attica, Michigan at the Michigan Christian Youth Camp's Family Fun Day.  May 28 from 11 am - 3 pm the Smile team will be out enjoying all the camp has to offer, including lunch, inflatables, swimming, horseback riding, face painting and much more, best of all it's FREE!  Check out our Family Fun Calendar at for complete details, along with lots of other great Memorial Day weekend events still happening in your neck of the woods.

LOVE to talk on the phone?

Smile FM's Spring Fun Drive is just around the corner and we are looking for some volunteers who LOVE talking on the phone to help in our call centers on May 21-24. Our need is for volunteers who can travel to either our office in Williamston or Imlay City, Michigan. Volunteers should be 18 years or older with neat handwriting. We have morning, mid-day and evening shifts available, Monday-Thursday. Please visit our website to register for a shift.

Diceman's cool clothes?

The Diceman says he gets more compliments wearing this shirt and jeans than any other, so it must be his “cool” outfit.  The shirt is NOTW (Not of this World)  Do you have a cool outfit?  Maybe you call it your “power” outfit?  The one that gives you confidence?

Test Your Knowledge Of The Bible

Bible Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of The Bible With These Questions

Can you do better than the Diceman? He only got 20 out of 25 of these correct? Take the quiz here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/bible-quiz-test-your-knowledge-of-the-bible_n_1471442.html#quiz_3124

What happened to Chris August?

Chris August suffered a head injury last week. Here is a quick video of him telling the story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpzfdz68CA

Girl Voted The Ugliest Woman Makes a Heartfelt Video

Girl Voted The Ugliest Woman on YouTube Makes a Heartfelt Video

Lizzie has a disease that only 3 people in the entire world have. She has faced unimaginable cruelty that no one should ever go through. This is her inspiring video response - please watch and share this with everyone to show the world still does have good, caring people in it.

http://www.godvine.com/Girl-Voted-The-Ugliest-Woman-on-YouTube-Makes-a-Heartfelt-Video-1464.html

Bowl-a-thon to raise money for abortion?

WOW! I realize this stuff happens, but it
disturbs me when I actually see an ad like this!


>
>'Bowling for abortion' raises $400,000
>
>
>
>http://www.lifesitenews.com/images/sized/images/news/Bowling4Ab
>
>BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 25, 2012,
>(<http://lifesitenews.com>LifeSiteNews.com) –
>People seldom associate the bowling alley with
>the abortion alley, but an annual "bowling for
>abortion" event has raised more than $400,000 to
>fund abortions across the country.
>The National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon
><http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/default.asp>describes
>itself as "a nationwide series of local events
>that allow community members (you!) to captain
>your own bowling team, participate in a kickass
>national event– and raise money to help women
>and girls pay for abortions they couldn't
>otherwise afford." In addition offering partial
>funding for abortions, the proceeds "buy bus or
>plane tickets, and even offer a place to stay
>for those who have to travel for an abortion."
>As of this writing, the group has raised more than $401,000.
>A total of
><http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/findevent.asp>32
>bowl-a-thons, from Rhode Island to California,
>are scheduled in the last two weeks of April.
>Those in other locations can take part in a
><http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/fundevent.asp?nnaffundid=30&eventid=104>virutal
>bowl-a-thon on April 30.
>On Sunday, there will also be one
><http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/fundevent.asp?nnaffundid=48>miniature
>golf-a-thon. Last year, the D.C. HOLE-a-thon
>raised $28,000 for abortions in the nation's
>capital. This year, its goal is $40,000.
>Some engage in
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5726240641/>transvestitism
>or
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5726799976/>mock
>priests and nuns with their costumes.
>Some participants
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5750074491/>take
>their
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5756595103/>babies
>or
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5726799650/>young
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalnetworkofabortionfunds/5750074333/>children
>along. Others
><http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/04/08/bowling-for-abortion-access-again/>joked,
>"abortion stops a beating heart."
>According to its
><http://fundabortionnow.org/sites/default/files/fund_abortion_now_press_kit.pdf>press
>kit the bowl-a-thons' beneficiary, the National
>Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), is "an
>affiliation of more than 100 grassroots abortion
>Funds in 40 states in the United States, as well
>as Funds in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and online."
>Last year, NNAF distributed more than $2.9
>million last year to pay for 21,000 women to
>have abortions. Its
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tiller>George
>Tiller Memorial Abortion Fund "provides funding
>to women seeking later abortion care."
>"Over the past two months, more than 75% of the
>calls we received were from women who were 16
>weeks or further into their pregnancy," the foundation states.
>The fund concentrates its work on "women living
>in the South," as well as "women in prison,
>immigrant women, very young women and girls, and
>women for whom English is a second language."
>T

Oprah goes to church? See the photo

Oprah and Tyler Perry recently attended Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church
in Houston, TX

Things every mom should say to her son

>18 Things a Mother Should Tell Her Son
>
>1. Play a sport. It will teach you how to win honorably, lose
>gracefully, respect authority, work with others, manage your time
>and stay out of trouble. And maybe even throw or catch.
>
>2. Use careful aim when going potty. Somebody's got to clean that
>up, you know.
>...
>3. Save money when you're young because you're going to need it some day.
>
>4. Allow me to introduce you to the dishwasher, oven, washing
>machine, iron, vacuum, mop and broom. Now please go use them.
>
>5. Pray and be a spiritual leader.
>
>6. Don't ever be a bully and don't ever start a fight, but please
>defend yourself.
>
>7. Your knowledge and education is something that nobody can take
>away from you.
>
>8. Treat women kindly. Forever is a long time to live alone.
>
>9. Take pride in your appearance.
>
>10. Be strong and tender at the same time.
>
>11. A woman can do everything that you can do. This includes her
>having a successful career and you changing diapers at 3am. Mutual
>respect is the key to a good relationship.
>
>12. "Yes, ma'am" and "Yes, sir" still go a long way.
>
>13. Peer pressure is a scary thing. Be a good leader and others will follow.
>
>14. Bringing her flowers for no reason is always a good idea.
>
>15. Be patriotic.
>
>16. Potty humor isn't the only thing that's humorous.
>
>17. Please choose your spouse wisely. My daughter-in-law will be the
>gatekeeper for me spending time with you and my grandchildren.
>
>18. Remember to call your mother because I might be missing you.
>
>

Are you a high maintenence wife?

Lori Phillips BellaOnline's Marriage Editor

Are You a High Maintenance Wife?

 

A high-maintenance wife can take a toll on a marriage. Are you helping or hurting with your demands?

1. Your anniversary is coming up. You…

a. know he’ll forget so you buy yourself a nice gift from him.
b. expect him to disappoint you with cliché gifts like roses or candy. *sigh*
c. don’t get too worked up about gifts. After all, you need to watch your budget.
d. plan on throwing a fit if he gives you anything less than pricey jewelry.

2. You’ve both had a bad day, so you…
a. pick up some take-out and veg in front of an episode of House together.
b. vent your frustrations on him, telling him the details of your day. That’s what a spouse is for!
c. suggest a soak in the hot tub and give each other neck rubs.
d. demand that he take you out to dinner. Or else he can cook today.


3. Your car broke down—again—and turns out it just needs gas. You…
a. call him to let him know what happened. He volunteers to pick you up and you say thanks darling!
b. call him for help. What are you supposed to do now? You’re late for work!
c. hope he won’t find out that you forgot to watch the gas gauge again!
d. call him immediately to snipe. He’s supposed to keep your tank full and he’d better get over here quick with a can of gas!

4. He planned on going fishing early with the guys next Saturday but you’re having some gal pals over and need his help getting the place ready. You…
a. ask him to help you the night before. He can clean his own mess at least.
b. beg him to reschedule or skip the trip. You can’t throw this party by yourself!
c. wish him well. After all, this is your shindig, not his.
d. insist that he delay his departure until the house is cleaned and ready to go.

5. On an average day, you phone him…
a. once to let him know when you’re on your way home.
b. at least three times a day. Just to hear his voice or tell him something about your day.
c. less than once a day. You don’t want to interrupt his work.
d. four or more times a day. You have to remind him to pick up the dry cleaning or groceries on the way home or else he’ll forget.

6. Sometimes, you think your kids…
a. make private time hard, and it’s impossible to find the energy to connect with him.
b. should be shipped off to relatives as often as possible. Everyone needs a break to be better parents.
c. are tangible proof of your love. They drive you nuts but they come first until they can take care of themselves.
d. take his attention away from you. He takes good care of them, but who’s going to take care of you?

7. He planned a romantic night out, but he forgot your stomach can’t handle spicy Indian food and that you don’t like shoot ‘em up action flicks. As usual, it was all about what he likes. You…
a. thank him for the thought then quiz him about your likes and dislikes are.
b. give him the silent treatment. He needs to figure out where he went wrong.
c. laugh at his boyishness. He has a lot to learn about romance and it’s about time you taught him.
d. let him know clearly that you are peeved. He didn’t think about you at all and now he owes you another night out.



Mostly A answers: You seem to have a healthy balance of self-reliance and relationship connection. Your spouse doesn’t feel suffocated by your needs yet still enjoys intimacy and closeness with you.

Mostly B answers: You may not realize it, but your self-centeredness shows up in those “little” demands and expectations you make on your spouse. Feigned or real helplessness adds extra stress on your spouse, and he might tire of it sooner or later.

Mostly C answers: You are the quintessential “low” maintenance woman. While most men would find you an easy-going spouse, there’s nothing wrong with asking for what you deserve, on occasion. Otherwise, people—including your spouse—can lose respect for you.

Mostly D answers: It’s, no doubt, obvious to you that you are high maintenance. The thing is that you’re probably proud of it, too. Let’s hope your husband has a sick need to cater to your whims because other people find it hard to be around you.

 

 

Top 50 things to do before you're 11

The National Trust is launching a campaign to get kids off the couch.  They just released this list of The 50 Things to Do Before you're 11 ¾    How many of these have you done?

 

1. Climb a tree

 

2. Roll down a really big hill

 

3. Camp out in the wild

 

4. Build a den

 

5. Skim a stone

 

6. Run around in the rain

 

7. Fly a kite

 

8. Catch a fish with a net

 

9. Eat an apple straight from a tree

 

10. Play conkers

 

11. Throw some snow

 

12. Hunt for treasure on the beach

 

13. Make a mud pie

 

14. Dam a stream

 

15. Go sledging

 

16. Bury someone in the sand

 

17. Set up a snail race

 

18. Balance on a fallen tree

 

19. Swing on a rope swing

 

20. Make a mud slide

 

21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild

 

22. Take a look inside a tree

 

23. Visit an island

 

24. Feel like you're flying in the wind

 

25. Make a grass trumpet

 

26. Hunt for fossils and bones

 

27. Watch the sun wake up

 

28. Climb a huge hill

 

29. Get behind a waterfall

 

30. Feed a bird from your hand

 

31. Hunt for bugs

 

32. Find some frogspawn

 

33. Catch a butterfly in a net

 

34. Track wild animals

 

35. Discover what's in a pond

 

36. Call an owl

 

37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool

 

38. Bring up a butterfly

 

39. Catch a crab

 

40. Go on a nature walk at night

 

41. Plant it, grow it, eat it

 

42. Go wild swimming

 

43. Go rafting

 

44. Light a fire without matches

 

45. Find your way with a map and compass

 

46. Try bouldering

 

47. Cook on a campfire

 

48. Try abseiling

 

49. Find a geocache

 

50. Canoe down a river

 

See the video: tobyMac on The View

tobyMac performed “Get Back Up” on The View last Friday.  Watch the video here,

http://abc.go.com/watch/clip/the-view/SH002253950000/PL55/VD55194150/toby-mac-performance/moments

and see what toby said when Sherri Shepherd asked him “what makes his music unique?”

 

Rush of Fools - Great Lakes Christian College

Join Smile FM and Great Lakes Christian College for a night with

Rush of Fools

Sunday, May 6th at 6 PM

doors open at 5 pm

Doty Center

Great Lakes Christian College

6211 West Willow Highway  Lansing, MI 48917

No Tickets Needed!

"Pay what you can Afford at the Door"

Bring your family, bring your friends!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please go to www.smile.fm/volunteer for a complete list of tasks we need filled and to sign up to help us out.

This year's Dove Award Winners

Here is the Complete List of Winners at the 43^rd Annual Dove Awards (Held 4/19/12 in Atlanta)

 

Song of the Year - Blessings; Laura Story; Laura Story; New Spring Publishing (ASCAP), Gleaning Publishing (ASCAP)

Male Vocalist of the Year - Jason Crabb

Female Vocalist of the Year - Natalie Grant

Group of the Year - NEEDTOBREATHE

Artist of the Year - Jason Crabb

New Artist of the Year - Jamie-Grace

Producer of the Year - Ed Cash

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year - Hallelujah; Rehab Deluxe Edition; Lecrae; LeCrae Moore, Charles Cornelius, Joseph Prielozny, Nelson Chu; Reach Records

Rock Recorded Song of the Year - Dark Horses; Vice Verses; Switchfoot; Jonathan Foreman, Tim Foreman; Credential Recordings/lowercasepeople/Atlantic

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year - Slumber; The Reckoning; NEEDTOBREATHE; Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart; Atlantic Records

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year - Blessings; Blessings; Laura Story; Laura Story; Fair Trade Services, LLC

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year - Hope Of The Broken World; Hope Of The Broken World; Selah; Carl Cartee, Jennie Riddle; Curb

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year - Celebrate Me Home; Blue Skies Coming; Perrys; Joel Lindsey, Wayne Haun; Daywind

 

Most disturbing coupon ever!

The Diceman was floored by this.  Here is a stunning coupon.   

Regardless of one’s personal or political views on abortion, most people on both sides of the aisle would probably take issue with a clinic marketing coupon deals on the procedure as nonchalantly as if it were a manicure or spa-facial. This coupon promising discount Sunday abortions for a “limited” time only, was issued by the Orlando Women’s Center – as if they were advertising a “fire sale.”

 

 

Congrats to our Big Ticket Scavenger Hunt Winners!

Congrats to our Big Ticket Scavenger Hunt Winners!

Winner:  Carrie Martindale - Pigeon

Daily Prize - Pair of 1 Day Festival Passes

Daily Prize - $50 Big Ticket Shopping Spree
Winner - Joann Wentz - Lansing  

Daily Prize:  Pair of Big Ticket Daily Passes
Winner:   Ginger Hornung - Leonard  

Winner:  Michelle Lambert - Cadillac
Daily Prize:  Artist Meet N Greet Passes for 4  (Tickets not included)

Daily Prize:  Big Ticket Music Pack - 5 CD's from your favorite Big Ticket Artists 

Winner:  Bill Theibert  - Fowlerville 

Daily Prize: 2 Big Ticket VIP One Day passes to attend the festival AND sit stage side during the evening show.
Winner: Patrick Ferreira - North Muskegon 

Daily Prize:$50 Gift Certificate for the Smile FM merch tent to spend on tee's, travel cups, tote bags and the latest and greatest Smile FM Merch.  (tickets not included, may redeem online at Smile Store)
Winner:  Laura Strzelewicz

Daily Prize:  Smile CD Prize Pack including 6 discs from BTF artists
Winner:  Kelly Oostmeyer  - Petoskey

Daily Prize: A Pair of BTF 3 Day Festival Passes
Winner:  Jordan Hoffman - Greenville

Daily Prize:  4 Full Festival Passes & a Campsite
Winner: Twyla St. Louis, Chattam, ONT 

Grand Prize Winner:   Marie Ashcraft - Owosso

Big Ticket Festival Vacation with 4 - 3 day passes,  dinner with the Smile Crew, $50 gas card, Meet n greet with one of your favorite artists and ultimate camping package including campsite, tent and camping essentials for 4.  


Winners - Be watching your e-mail and regular mail for your prizes or instructions on how to claim your prize!  Coming soon.

Monday, April 16th is your last chance to score Big Ticket Festival Tickets at the early bird price!

Amazing video- Woman prays during a tornado!

Wow!  Check this out… a woman prays away a tornado.  http://www.godvine.com/Woman-Prays-During-a-Vicious-Tornado-1332.html  Ever seen anything like this?

 

Catch the Smile Team Easter Weekend

The Smile Team is hitting the road this weekend and our first stop will be at the Your Story Concert/Event at Mount Hope Church in Lansing, Friday, April 6 at 7:00 pm.

This is the loving and inspiring story of Jesus from 2,000 years ago to this very moment and is directed by Smile FM's very own Brian Dumont!  See the miracles and lives He has changed. Follow the life of Christ from ancient Israel to modern day America. Experience the passion of the king through moving drama, powerful music, true stories, and a visual experience that will surround you. The Salvation story will be presented in a way that will define and inspire your faith. Plan to attend and bring your family, friends, and coworkers. Your invitation can change their eternal destiny

Saturday,  April 7 at 11:00 am join the Smile Team as we "hunt" for eggs at Woodland Church's Eggstravaganza in Brownstown.   This event is packed with an incredible live show, games, animals, food, and an Egg hunt. It is action packed and we give away tons of freebies. Even bicycles! Eggstravaganza runs from 11am to 2pm Saturday. You will love it!

WJ Super Fan Winners

Congrats to our Winter Jam Super Fan Winners!


Super Fan Winners:
Beth Schaefer is going to Grand Rapids
Kaila is going to Ypsilanti

These great fans won a pair of tickets to the show:

Leslie Tonnesen
Terri Rexford
Rachel Schoolcraft
Rachel Childers
Christa Byrd
Laura Fifield
Colton Rodela

Check your text messages for a word from us!

Catch the Smile Team this week! 3/28

We have LOTS of ways you can catch up with the Smile Team this week.  Be sure to check out our Events Calendar for complete details for each of these events.

GSSEM Cookie Gala - March 28 in Detroit
Enjoy some fabulous desserts featuring Girl Scout cookies by some of Detroit's best chef's along with raising funds for Metro area Girl Scouts.  Morning Expresso host, Jenn Czelda, will be on site as one of the celebrity judges for this event.

Winter Jam - March 29 in Ypsilanti
Featuring Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, Building 429, Newsong, Group 1 Crew, Dara Maclean, We as Human, & For King and Country!  $10 AT THE DOOR! NO TICKETS REQUIRED!

Be on the lookout for some of our Street Team members before the event with the mobile Smile FM prize wheel.  These volunteers will be working the line before doors open, passing out some Smile swag. The prize wheel will also be set up inside the venue, so look for the Smile banner during the event.

Stop by the Smile table while your at the show for more cool Smile Swag and catch up with some of our DJ's & staff too.

Street Team Training - March 30 in Midland
Looking for a fun and challenging way to spend your summer? LOVE Smile FM and want to tell the whole world? Looking for a way to give back to the station you love?  Join us in Midland for our next training opportunity.  You don't have to live in the tri-city area to attend this training, if you missed one by you, make the drive and get a chance to catch up on what you missed!

Easter Egg Hunt - Clowning for Mission - March 31 in Lapeer
What if a community takes a Easter Egg Hunt and turns it into a way to raise funds to help those in need?   Join Lapeer Community Church as they "hide" over 20,000 eggs with candy,  FREE for kids 12 & younger.  Additionally there will be pictures w/clowns, inflatables, hot dogs & other snacks and red noses all for a small fee and will go to help Flint's Eastside Mission.

Winter Jam - April 1 in Grand Rapids
All the same great stuff as in Ypsilanti!

Whew....off to load up the Smile mobile!

Mercy Me sings Justin Beiber

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>with the other bands on the Rock N Worship Road Show Tour, having
>alot of
>fun.
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Pure Freedom Update

It's official, Pure Freedom has been a big hit in Michigan!  One pastor's wife stated she took her younger daughters last year to Secret Keeper and thought it was great but after taking her older daughters to Pure Freedom, she stated the new show was AMAZING!  One of our Facebook friends stated, "My daughter and I have/had a "great" relationship before the event, this just confirmed for her that I know what I'm talkin about!" Some Cadillac girls left stating they were going to encourage some friends to make the drive to catch the Lansing show.

We saw lots of girls (& some moms too) make/renew commitments to Christ at both shows. Many shed a few tears, lots of laughs were shared in the crowd and everyone left with SMILES!  There is still some tickets left for our LAST show TONIGHT in Lansing.  Tickets can be purchased at the door at Mt. Hope Church beginning at 6 pm tonight.

Did we also mention that the Smile Prize Wheel will be up and running awarding some cool prizes.  The Smile Photo Booth has become a big hit with moms and girls. Both will be open before and during intermission at the show.  You may want to bring a few extra bucks so you can pick up some Smile Swag, all the proceeds go to help keep us on the air.

Here are a few pictures from the shows but see the complete albums at our Facebook pages.

What not to say to stay at home moms!

This can be a sensitive topic. The Diceman would love your thoughts on this article. His wife is a stay at home mom, too.
http://www.mommyniri.com/2008/07/what-not-to-say-to-sahm-stay-at-home-moms

Diceman sticks foot in mouth

Hey Rush has done it this week, Kirk Cameron has done it.  I (Diceman) know that it won’t be long that I will say something stupid and end up putting my foot in my mouth.  So, why wait?

Smile Swag at Pure Freedom

Smile FM will have some limited edition Smile t-shirts available at all three Pure Freedom Events. Proceeds from the sale of these items go to help us continue to Build Families, Touch Hearts, & Change Lives.  We'll also have some of our popular Smile swag items like our drink cups, tote bags and this tee design in classic Smile green & purple.

The pink, baseball style, with cap sleeves, comes in "junior" sizes small, medium & large and features a pink, glittery, Smile design.  The dark lavender tee comes in child sizes small, medium & large and features a purple, foil Smile design.

Steve Tyler sings about Jesus?

Yeah, that’s right.  Steve Tyler from Aerosmith (and American Idol) fame jams with friends and bandmates in this video, Jesus is on the mainline.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=andF6aj7yHM

 

Street Team Volunteer Spring Training

Looking for a fun and challenging way to spend your summer? LOVE Smile FM and want to tell the whole world? Looking for a way to give back to the station you love? Street Team members will take to the street in regions around the state about once a month and act as station ambassadors. Smile FM gets invited to be a part of parades, cardboard boat races, relay for life walks, town festivals and lots of other great events and we are looking to our Street Team to make sure Smile shows up!

We are NOW signing up team members for Spring Trainings around the state! Click HERE for more details and to get signed up.

 

Volunteer w/Lansing Food Drop

Food Drop – Join the Movement! Feb. 25, 2012
The goal of this project is to “be”  the hands and feet of Christ to nearly 3,000 families in need throughout the Greater Lansing Area. As volunteers deliver food boxes, they’ll offer a prayer of blessing in a gentle and respectful way and leave and invitation to visit one of the participating churches. We trust that people will see God’s love working through each volunteer and He will open up opportunities s to tell them about Christ.  Let’s put our “Love in Action!” and see what God does through us.

The Churches of Greater Lansing are looking for over 1,000 volunteers to help with this project on Feb. 25 beginning at 11 am at Holt High School and then traveling throughout the greater Lansing area as volunteers deliver food boxes to those in need. Smile FM will be on hand to help celebrate this amazing project and we encourage our Lansing area listeners to step up and volunteer along side us, delivering food to some of Lansing's less fortunate. Follow this link to get signed up & for more details: www.churchofgreaterlansing.com

Winter Jam Winning Weekend - 2/17 to 2/19

Up for grabs family 4 packs to see Winter Jam in Ypsilanti or Grand Rapids.  Enter as many ways as you'd like for more chances to score these sweet tickets!

Brandon Heath takes High School teacher to Grammys

At the Grammy Awards last week, Brandon Heath
took his high school teacher as his special guest.
LOS ANGELES - The first time
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Heath went to the
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Awards, he was a freshman in high school.

The Nashville native auditioned for the first
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,
Inc. "Grammy in the Schools" Jazz Choir by
submitting a video of himself performing a
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Brooks song: "One Night A Day." Heath won, and
performed that year in New York at the Grammys, meeting Sting – and Brooks.

That was 18 years ago, and now, the Christian
singer with three Grammy nominations walking into
Sunday's Grammy Awards will have the woman
responsible for that first trip on his arm: his
Hillsboro High School music teacher, Bobby Jean Frost.

Still needing PR Ambassadors

 Congratulations to our PR Ambassadors winners!  Cheryl Evers from Ithaca for winning the Grand Prize passes and pizza party for 10.  Plus congrats to all of our other winners!

We are still needing help to get the word out about the Pure Freedom events and there is still time for you to become one of our Ambassadors.  We're asking Mom's & Teen Girls to help us spread the message about the 3 Pure Freedom events coming to Cadillac, Brighton and Lansing.  By joining our PR team,  you help us help teen girls make important life long decisions for purity before and during marriage, Find out more at smile dot fm/ pure freedom.  We'll send you some posters & flyers to get out to your friends and community.

Smile Street Stop - 2/16 - Benton Harbor

Nicole C. Mullen Concert "Captivated" - Benton Harbor, MI

Thursday - 2/16/2012 7 PM  - Sara will be at the annual Warm Winter Evening Event hosted by First Church of God in St. Joseph, is hosting Nicole C. Mullen in concert at the Lake Michigan College Mainstage Auditorium. See more at our Family Fun Calendar at Smile dot FM.

The Diceman's three generations triple date!

Has anyone else ever gone on a triple date with your kids and your parents?  A three-generations date!  The Diceman just did with his daughter, her husband, and his in-laws!

 

The Diceman's clothes basket

Faron and his wife received this as a wedding present 25 years ago, and it’s lasted all of these years.  So has the marriage!  But there is one small crack now (in the clothes basket, not the marriage, ok!)