Artist Belinda Dworak debuts Just Take Wings Encouragement Cards from Gracefully-Yours. Hear the inside story on how Belinda developed this line of greeting cards and why she selects topics, colors and font to accentuate her inspirational message.

Elder Chicks celebrate the New Year. Join Thelma and Bobby for their first show of 2016.   Call in and talk live with these two funny hosts that have an opinion on EVERYTHING.

We're thinking about how the internet has is propelling dramatic social changes.  Even marriage announcements, we notice, sometimes mention the couple's having met through a (named) online dating service!  What are the implications of all this?  Are relationships more casual?  Shallower?  Deeper?  Often anonymous?  Lots of older people meeting this way when they are widowed or (increasingly) divorcing at advanced ages?

This show is presented by Gracefully-Yours.com, America's favorite inspirational gifts and greeting cards.

Meet one of America's special military heroes, Daniel Posey.

Current: Fort Bragg, NC (Fayetteville, NC) Raised: Orange TX, Buna, TX           

"Staff Sgt. Daniel Posey joined the Army in 200as an infantryman, and attended One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning Georgia.Upon completion, he attended Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). Following graduation in 2011, Posey was assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Company C, 2nd Battalion.Posey had multiple deployments to Afghanistan, a deployment to Iraq, and Kazakhstan.His military education includes Airborne School, Special Forces Sniper School, Jump Master, Special Forces Advanced Recon, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques.EACH YEAR, THE U-S ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL HONORS SOME OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND BAND MEMBERS IN THE COUNTRY.THE GAME IS THE NATION’S PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR GAME.

IT’S COMPRISED OF PLAYERS AND MUSICIANS WHO MIRROR THE LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF THE U-S ARMY, AND IS UNIQUE FOR THE WAY IT PAIRS TOGETHER THESE TEENAGERS WITH U-S ARMY MENTORS.WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAKE THE U-S ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL SPECIAL WHO ARE SOME OF THE PLAYERS OR MENTORS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE GAME? HOW ARE THE U-S ARMY MENTORS CHOSEN? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES DURING BOWL WEEK FOR YOU AND THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS?THE U.S. ARMY IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST TEAMS. WHY IS THE ARMY SUCH A POWERFUL TEAM FOR THE NATION? THEY SAY THAT IT’S THE AMERICAN SOLDIER THAT MAKES THE U.S. ARMY TEAM SO EFFECTIVE. WHY DID YOU THINK ARMY SOLDIERS ARE SO RESPECTED AND WHY DID YOU JOIN THE ARMY TEAM?WHERE CAN WE TUNE IN TO SEE THE GAME?The U.S. Army All-American Bowl will be played on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, and will be broadcast live nationally on NBC at 1 p.m.

A NEW BOOK JUST RELEASED EXAMINES THE COMPLICATED NATURE OF RELATIONSHIPS… FROM THE

PERSPECTIVE OF A PAMPERED POODLE.  AUTHOR KAREN CHERIE (SHERRIE) COGANE (COE-GAIN) HAS

WRITTEN THE STORY OF SIMONE THE POSH POOCH WHO HAS EVERY MATERIAL ADVANTAGE POSSIBLE,

BUT LACKS THE LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP SHE REALLY NEEDS.

IT’S A STORY OF LOVE, CARING AND THE PERCEPTION ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY OR

MAY NOT NEED FROM OTHERS. IT CAN BE APPLIED NOT ONLY TO OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS-BUT OUR

HUMAN COMPANIONS TOO.

KAREN JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS THE THEME OF HER NEW BOOK AND HOW IT CAN RESONATE WITH

ALL OF US.

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS

? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE STORY OF “THE POODLES OF PARK AVENUE?”

? WHAT IS THE BASIC MESSAGE YOU HOPE READERS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR BOOK?

? TELL US HOW YOU DEVELOPED THE PLOT AND CHARACTERS.

? WHAT AGE GROUP WERE YOU TARGETING AS READERS FOR THE BOOK – AND  CAN YOU

ENVISION ALL AGES BENEFITTING FROM THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE IN THE BOOK?

? HOW DIFFICULT WAS THE WRITING PROCESS AND HOW LONG DID THE PROJECT TAKE?

? WHY DID YOU THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS BOOK?

? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT READERS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?

A NEW BOOK JUST RELEASED EXAMINES THE COMPLICATED NATURE OF RELATIONSHIPS… FROM THE

PERSPECTIVE OF A PAMPERED POODLE.  AUTHOR KAREN CHERIE (SHERRIE) COGANE (COE-GAIN) HAS

WRITTEN THE STORY OF SIMONE THE POSH POOCH WHO HAS EVERY MATERIAL ADVANTAGE POSSIBLE,

BUT LACKS THE LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP SHE REALLY NEEDS.

IT’S A STORY OF LOVE, CARING AND THE PERCEPTION ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY OR

MAY NOT NEED FROM OTHERS. IT CAN BE APPLIED NOT ONLY TO OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS-BUT OUR

HUMAN COMPANIONS TOO.

KAREN JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS THE THEME OF HER NEW BOOK AND HOW IT CAN RESONATE WITH

ALL OF US.

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS

? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE STORY OF “THE POODLES OF PARK AVENUE?”

? WHAT IS THE BASIC MESSAGE YOU HOPE READERS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR BOOK?

? TELL US HOW YOU DEVELOPED THE PLOT AND CHARACTERS.

? WHAT AGE GROUP WERE YOU TARGETING AS READERS FOR THE BOOK – AND  CAN YOU

ENVISION ALL AGES BENEFITTING FROM THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE IN THE BOOK?

? HOW DIFFICULT WAS THE WRITING PROCESS AND HOW LONG DID THE PROJECT TAKE?

? WHY DID YOU THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS BOOK?

? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT READERS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?

Meet one of America's special military heroes, Daniel Posey.

Current: Fort Bragg, NC (Fayetteville, NC) Raised: Orange TX, Buna, TX           

"Staff Sgt. Daniel Posey joined the Army in 200as an infantryman, and attended One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning Georgia.Upon completion, he attended Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). Following graduation in 2011, Posey was assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Company C, 2nd Battalion.Posey had multiple deployments to Afghanistan, a deployment to Iraq, and Kazakhstan.His military education includes Airborne School, Special Forces Sniper School, Jump Master, Special Forces Advanced Recon, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques.EACH YEAR, THE U-S ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL HONORS SOME OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND BAND MEMBERS IN THE COUNTRY.THE GAME IS THE NATION’S PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR GAME.

IT’S COMPRISED OF PLAYERS AND MUSICIANS WHO MIRROR THE LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF THE U-S ARMY, AND IS UNIQUE FOR THE WAY IT PAIRS TOGETHER THESE TEENAGERS WITH U-S ARMY MENTORS.WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAKE THE U-S ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL SPECIAL WHO ARE SOME OF THE PLAYERS OR MENTORS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE GAME? HOW ARE THE U-S ARMY MENTORS CHOSEN? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES DURING BOWL WEEK FOR YOU AND THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS?THE U.S. ARMY IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST TEAMS. WHY IS THE ARMY SUCH A POWERFUL TEAM FOR THE NATION? THEY SAY THAT IT’S THE AMERICAN SOLDIER THAT MAKES THE U.S. ARMY TEAM SO EFFECTIVE. WHY DID YOU THINK ARMY SOLDIERS ARE SO RESPECTED AND WHY DID YOU JOIN THE ARMY TEAM?WHERE CAN WE TUNE IN TO SEE THE GAME?The U.S. Army All-American Bowl will be played on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, and will be broadcast live nationally on NBC at 1 p.m.

Elder Chicks celebrate the New Year. Join Thelma and Bobby for their first show of 2016.   Call in and talk live with these two funny hosts that have an opinion on EVERYTHING.

We're thinking about how the internet has is propelling dramatic social changes.  Even marriage announcements, we notice, sometimes mention the couple's having met through a (named) online dating service!  What are the implications of all this?  Are relationships more casual?  Shallower?  Deeper?  Often anonymous?  Lots of older people meeting this way when they are widowed or (increasingly) divorcing at advanced ages?

This show is presented by Gracefully-Yours.com, America's favorite inspirational gifts and greeting cards.

Artist Belinda Dworak debuts Just Take Wings Encouragement Cards from Gracefully-Yours. Hear the inside story on how Belinda developed this line of greeting cards and why she selects topics, colors and font to accentuate her inspirational message.

Start the New Year with brand new Big Picture solutions to stubborn problems – fights between couples. Standing apart from the 'norm' in the self-help genre, Dr. Brody, an experienced couples therapist, uses creative cartoons to show how to get out of a fight and break the cycle. This innovative approach delivers real solutions to real problems that couples can actually see! Her book is insightful, resourceful, funny and wise – and can help anyone learn how to stop fighting and build a healthier relationship. To see some sample pictures, go to www.stopthefight.com.

This show is presented by America's favorite inspirational card and fine art store...www.gracefully-yours.com. Visit gracefully-yours.com to see all Church Kitchen Ladies products.

Mark Schulein is president of Crown Ace Hardware, a 16-store chain headquartered in Huntington Beach, Calif. Schulein is a second-generation owner of Crown Ace Hardware; he has been actively involved in the business for the past 20 years and has been president of the organization since 2004.

Background

Schulein holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of San Diego.In 2013 Schulein was recognized as a nominee for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals National Corporate Person of the Year.Currently serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity in Orange County, Calif.Served in active leadership roles with nonprofit organization, Ocean of Hope for several years, as well as the Corona del Mar Business Improvement District Advisory Board.Served as a Board Director of Bassman Blaine, a premier home décor, design, and sales organization based in Costa Mesa, Calif.Was a founding member of the Progressive Ace Leaders (PAL) Group.Long-term member of Vistage International; a CEO leadership organization and an active member in the Newport Beach Business Forum group.Proud husband and father of three children, active ocean sports enthusiast including surfing, paddling and long distance racing.

Mark Says...

The best business advice he has ever been given: "No matter if you are selling shoes, cars or expensive watches, it is a people business. Take good care of them."

Advice for Ace owners: “Create a culture of service and excellence; and lead by example."

The most rewarding part about owning his own business: "Making a difference and providing opportunities in peoples' lives; both for our customers and our team members."