Josh Evans plays with Third Day

CONGRATULATIONS JOSH EVANS!
Josh Evans was the winner of our crazy instrument contest and won an opportunity to play with Third Day at the concert on Sept. 21st at DTE Energy Theater. His instrument consisted of several different sized cans, a pot lid and 2 plastic soda bottles. Here's Josh rocking the house!

How much will it really cost to raise those kids?

We've all heard the average cost of raising a child from newborn to graduate, but what will it really cost your family? Use this Child Cost Calculator to find out...then get ready to ask for a raise. The results may scare you!

Obituary that you never want to see about you

This is the saddest thing! WOW!
Faron

From the Vallejo (CA) Times-Herald:
Dolores Aguilar


1929 - Aug. 7, 2008
Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.
She is survived by her daughters Marietta, Mitzi, Stella, Beatrice, Virginia and Ramona, and son Billy; grandchildren, Donnelle, Joe, Mitzie, Maria, Mario, Marty, Tynette, Tania, Leta, Alexandria, Tommy, Billy, Mathew, Raymond, Kenny, Javier, Lisa, Ashlie and Michael; great-grandchildren, Brendan, Joseph, Karissa, Jacob, Delaney, Shawn, Cienna, Bailey, Christian, Andre Jr., Andrea, Keith, Saeed, Nujaymah, Salma, Merissa, Emily, Jayci, Isabella, Samantha and Emily. I apologize if I missed anyone.
Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.
Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ourselves we will remember her in our own way, which were mostly sad and troubling times throughout the years. We may have some fond memories of her and perhaps we will think of those times too. But I truly believe at the end of the day ALL of us will really only miss what we never had, a good and kind mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I hope she is finally at peace with herself. As for the rest of us left behind, I hope this is the beginning of a time of healing and learning to be a family again.
There will be no service, no prayers and no closure for the family she spent a lifetime tearing apart. We cannot come together in the end to see to it that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can say their goodbyes. So I say here for all of us, GOOD BYE, MOM.

New Pictures of Jenn's Twinlets

Ok, it's a slow newsweek, we'll let Jenn post a few new pictures of the twins.

Here are the bathing beauties. The twins actally tried to smell the flowers on the screen for this slide show.

Hosanna and Hallelujah's 21 month pictures taken at Portrait Innovations at Lakeside Mall. Enjoy !

Get Rid of that Junk Mail for Good.

Tired of managing all of that annoying junk mail? Well get off the lists for good. Stopping junk mail in its tracks will help protect your identity, save approximately 41 lbs of paper per year, simplify your life and cut down on your clutter. Plus think about it, other than catalogs you've ordered, how many junk mail offers have you really accepted? Yeah, neither have we!

The Motorcyle Meet UP

A big thanks to everyone who was able to attend the Motorcycle Meet Up! Be watching for our next one. We had an awesome time in the Sweet Suite! -George

Steven Curtis Chapman on GMA

Did you see Steven Curtis Chapman and his family on Good Morning America on August 6th? WOW! This is what it means to have a deep faith. Remember, Steven's son recently accidently ran over his adopted daughter and she was killed. If you missed it, the 7-minute video is here http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5524419 Have tissues handy if you plan to watch this.

Faron

George's Renovation Vacation

Before Before

Demolition

All Roughed In

We missed George on the Morning Espresso last week, but thanks to help from friends and family, he now has a new shell complete for their new Master Bedroom and Bathroom.

You must go to church

Here are some new stats that Faron found about attending church

Current worship attendance is also linked to parental religious involvement. When someone grows up with both a mother and a father attending religious services at least occasionally, there is a 62% chance that individual is now regularly attending services as an adult. When someone grows up with only one parent attending services at least occasionally, there is a 50% chance he or she is now attending worship regularly. But when an individual grows up with neither parent regularly attending religious worship services, there is only a 33% chance that person is now regularly attending religious services

Faron's fav quotes

I love these two quotes. I did a poll on Friday, on most listeners liked #1, more than #2.. Don't forget to email your favorite quote. Diceman@smile.fm

Quote #1
Do all the good you can
By all the means you can
In on the ways you can
In all the places you can
At all the times you can
To all the people you can
As long as you can
John Wesley


#2
Phillip Brooks said:
Be such a man, and live such a life, so that if every man were such as you, and every life like yours, this earth would be God’s paradise.

8 Causes of Weight Gain

Jenn talked about this list on the air this week, 8 factors that affect all of us and contribute to weight gain. Everything from stress to snacking. See how many of them apply to your waistline!

Flint Fashion Police....Seriously???

Wearing saggy pants in Flint could land you some jail time if Flint interim Police Chief David Dicks has his way. See the full story and let us know your thoughts on this fashion crack down.

Awwww Story - Miracle Twins

See the story about twins Maddie and Bella from Grand Blanc and how they beat the odds of survival beating a rare form of cancer. You may want to have a tissue ready!

Happy 4th of July

Smile FM wishes you and your family a safe and happy fourth of July! Find local community firework displays.

Happiest Countries???

U of M announced the results of their research on the happiest and least happy countries in the world. The USA only made it to 16 on the list. Why do you think we aren't "more happy" as a nation?

Looking for Friends in all the Right Places

Do you use facebook?? Add Smile FM as your friend. We're a great friend, plus we'll have some special perks for our new facebook friends.

One of Jenn's Favorite Recipies

WW Chicken and Broccoli w/ Garlic Sauce - 5 Pts.

--Ingredients--
2 tsp olive oil
1 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tsp dried thyme, or 2 tbsp fresh minced thyme, or to taste
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 medium garlic clove(s), minced, or more to taste
2 cup broccoli, florets
1 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 cup cooked brown rice, kept hot

--Instructions--
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken on a plate and season with thyme, salt and pepper. Add garlic to skillet and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add chicken to skillet and cook until browned on all sides, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
Add broccoli to skillet, cover and cook 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of broth, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
In a cup, dissolve cornstarch in remaining 1/2 cup of broth; add to skillet. Simmer until mixture thickens, stirring constantly, about 1 minute; serve over rice. Yields about 1 cup of chicken and broccoli and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.

Pictures From Big Ticket Festival 2008

Tobymac autographs a Gibson guitar to be auctioned for the About Face Youth Center in Holt. The guitar sold for $575.

Dennis and Brian throw freebies at the rock stage

Mark Harris gives thumbs up to the Smile FM "Sweet Suite"

Will the real George Hunger please stand up

On the air with Jenn and Jeremy Horn

Amanda, Jason from Hawk Nelson and Brian Dumont

Brian Dumont's Big Ticket Festival Favorites

7. Air Conditioning in the "Sweet Suite" (thanks to Tony!)

6. Comparing fauxhawks with Jason from Hawk Nelson

5. Listeners cheering for Smile FM between the Ayeshia Woods and Aaron Schust concerts (Either you really like us or you just wanted free t-shirts :o)

4. All of the little kids running around with free "I (heart) Jesus"skull caps on

3. George's Ziploc Omelets

2. Watching the bidding war over the tobymac guitar

1. Alisa Turner's coffee house performance

See you next year! Brian

Michigan's Best Brownies

Congrats to Teri on winning with this recipe at Zehnder's of Frankenmuth

Godiva Brownies

2&1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 t. salt

1&1/4 c. sugar

1 t. vanilla extract

3 eggs

2 & 1/2 t. baking powder

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened

1 & 1/4 c. packed brown sugar

3 T. Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur

2 c. white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch pan.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract and liqueur until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the flour mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. When completely cooled, cut into squares. Makes 24 squares.

-- Teri Rasey-Bolf