If you want to change your relationship with prayer, Beth Moore has a new journal out that takes you through 31 days of prayer. If you are more like Bill, you may need a calendar reminder to help you keep that change. 

Jules has a hilarious video where she changed into Lady Liberty and surprised our staff with an opportunity to meet her. 

A Tennessee truck stop has changed things up with the help of Dolly Parton coming on board. The new Dolly's Tennesseean truck stop had their grand opening yesterday and one small clip in the video had Dave changing his mind about going there (in a good way!) 

Carmen shared one of her favorite passages and changed it up  with The Message version so that it hits a little differently. 

The way kids interact with toys versus technology has changed over the years. That is the focus of the new movie, Toy Story 5 and it's got parents thinking about the amount of time their kids spend on screens. 

Bill shared a study looking at parental behaviors that will change the way their kids maintain their faith. 

Things have certainly changed for Cotton. She wasn't due until July 13th, but she had her beautiful baby boy yesterday! 

Candice had some news that changed her plans yesterday. We didn't want to give too much away as we wanted you to hear it from her as well. 

There are some changes coming to college football this fall. Dave filled us in on all the details. 

A new EV truck is in the works from Jeff Bezos. This new affordable option will make quite a few changes to what you might be used to in a vehicle. From crank windows to no physical radio! 

And Candice rushed in to tell us the exciting news and how this whole recovery process has changed her relationship with the Lord. 

00:32 Beth Moore's Align Journal 

03:31 Journals and Calendar 

06:25 Lady Liberty Video 

10:00 text reactions 

11:38 Dolly Parton's Truck Stop has Community Coffee 

14:41 2 Samuel 22 

17:34 Toy Story 5 - Parents on Screens 

20:55 Study: raising kids in faith 

23:41 Cotton's baby 

26:40 Candice has big news as well 

29:17 College Football Changes 

34:04 Lady Liberty video 

36:06 Bezos' new EV truck 

40:52 Candice - Shoulder surgery update 

A few rollercoaster riders lived out one of Carmen's worst fears when they got stuck on a ride at Six Flags. 

Carmen is seeing a trend of women wearing bandanas and wants to know if it is a trend that is sticking. 

You didn't have to stick around for long today to hear this week's Midweek Praise Break featuring God, I'm Just Grateful by Chandler Moore, Gratitude by Brandon Lake and Holy Forever by CeCe Winans. 

As Bill was praying earlier this morning, he felt the need to stick in a 6-step apology to God for not showing gratitude lately. 

Carmen heard a quote that has been sticking with her and shared it with us this morning. And you'll want to stick around to hear about a great deal on a Beth Moore Prayer Journal. 

As the World Cup continues, Bill gave us an update on today's games and some Americanisms that are sticking around with our foreign visitors. 

Dave's got a Dad Story journal that has been sticking around on his coffee table waiting for him to get started on it. 

There's news of a lawsuit going around and it's a bit of sticky situation for 2 yogurt companies. 

It seems that 2 colors of M&M's won't be sticking around much longer as the Mars Candy company makes a move to find natural coloring options. 

Bill shared the findings on a new study about ultra-processed foods and Carmen shared another quote that has stuck with her, but she had a hard time verbalizing it. 

One of the songs that was featured in our Midweek Praise Break has been stuck on Dave's mind as he finds himself in a time of gratefulness. 

00:32 Stuck on SkyScreamer @ Six Flags 

03:10 Bandanas? 

05:54 Text 

06:44 Midweek Praise Break - God, I'm Just Grateful/ Gratitude/ Holy Forever 

08:26 Bill's 6-step apology in prayer 

10:30 Microwave Society, Crockpot God 

15:13 Beth Moore - Align 

17:10 World Cup and Americanisms

20:49 Dad Story Journal 

25:05 Yogurts Lawsuit 

29:20 M&M natural colors - no blue 

33:08 New Study on ultra-processed foods 

37:06 Gratefulness 

39:31 Bill's BIG Word

A few folks around the station got a chance to see Toy Story 5 this weekend and told us just how much they loved it. Dave wants to get in on it but doesn't want to go alone or spend the money to take 16 people to the movies. 

Carmen's got a few coworkers in on the craze of Mahjong and they have a text thread going about mats and tiles. 

Bill is still on the fence about getting in on the game of Mahjong as Carmen and his wife both play. 

As America celebrates 250 years of independence, McDonald's is reviving an old favorite - the fried apple pie. 

World Cup fans are loving America and sharing their fascinations with all things Americana on social media. 

Carmen and Bill were reluctant to get in a gondola on an America 250 Ferris Wheel at a festival recently. But Dave couldn't wait to learn about our 14th POTUS. 

Bill shared some thoughts on our country being a Republic of Virtue. 

Ava chimed in on the conversation with a song singing the names of the Presidents. 

Carmen had a word she wasn't familiar with from playing Wordle yesterday and as the guys tried to give her the definition, Hitch had to get in on it and let them know they were wrong. 

Bill's got a "new to him" espresso machine and wants to get into making espresso but is a little hesitant. 

Not too long ago, we talked about Dolly Parton opening a truck stop in Tennessee. Afton, a listener, stopped by as they were putting the finishing touches on the place just in time for the grand opening tomorrow. 

00:32 Toy Story 5 

03:42 Texts 

06:54 Mahjong Monster Factory 

11:09 Bill on the fence 

13:32 McDonald's bringing back fried apple pie 

17:20 World Cup fans loving America 

21:11 America 250 Ferris Wheel experience 

24:49 USA - A Republic of Virtue 

28:55 Ava sings the Presidents 

32:23 Carmen's BIGGER word - ovate 

36:07 Bill's hand-me-down espresso machine 

39:39 Listener sends in pics of Dolly's Truck Stop 

41:17 Bill's BIG Word

Today's show was full of surprises. Well...mostly! Dave started us off with a countdown towards the start of college football. And for those of you that ordered merch from our 4th of July JOY Drop, check your mailboxes this week. 

Bill and Dave talked about stargazing this weekend as there was a celestial staircase visible in the skies. 

Carmen may be starting to become a night owl, all thanks to Mahjong! 

Dave is surprising himself and becoming a bit of a softie. Especially after the messages he got from his daughters-in-law and his sons. 

Bill went clothes shopping for his birthday and got a few things from Costco. 

The Ocala Police Department put out a fun video that has gone viral and Southwest shared a sweet video of a co-pilot giving a special sendoff to her pilot father. 

There's a surprising shortage of cottage cheese these days. Dave tells us why. 

Out of the blue, we got a couple of texts about the book, Theo Of Golden. And out of the blue, Dave shared that he quietly read the book while Bill and Carmen were reading it too! 

As the U.S.A celebrates 250 years, you might be surprised about the stance that George Washington took on prayer. 

Dave re-shared his devotional thought this morning as it discussed Psalm 103. 

And Carmen shared from the message that Pastor Aaron Burke had on Daddy Issues for Father's Day weekend. 

00:32 75 Days 

03:27 Merch is out

05:29 Stargazing weekend 

07:18 Mahjong till Midnight! 

12:04 Dave becoming a softie 

16:53 Bill's Costco clothing haul 

20:11 Ocala PD viral video 

22:19 Southwest Pilot gets special sendoff

24:24 Cottage Cheese Shortage 

28:27 Theo of Golden Sequel? and Dave's lowkey confession 

30:51 Confession has to wait 

31:29 Dave's Full Confession 

34:51 America 250 - George Washington and Prayer 

36:54 Psalm 103 East and West 

40:45 Daddy Issues message 

45:16 Bill's BIG Word

It's been a fun week of The Morning Cruise. On today's show, we shared parts of our conversation with  Leanna Crawford when she was here on Tuesday. Find that HERE. 

After that, Bill shared just how grateful we should be on this Juneteenth and for the contributions of Lemuel Haynes. 

Then we had some new friends with Ruby Ray's Healthy Cafe stop by with a Candy Healthy Energy Bar  for us to try and we were so grateful for that that we didn't want to share the rest! 

As we celebrate Father's Day this weekend, Carmen wondered if Dave and Bill had any plans. 

And we had some fun with Jules this week especially when she told us about her daughter's summer job offerings. 

00:32 Juneteenth and The Revolution 

02:51 Juneteenth - Lemuel Haynes and Politics 

07:40 Ruby Ray's Healthy Cafe 

12:43 Hitch almost gave them away 

15:04 Father's Day 

17:15 Jules - Dog Grooming 

21:46 Bill's BIG Word

Some might call him the wise one of the group, especially when it comes to theology. Bill, is celebrating another year around the sun on his birthday today! He's got big plans. First, he'll be helping to pack up and ship our July 4th merch and then he's taking a trip to Costco tomorrow night with his wife. 

Carmen shared a video of 3 kids who learned through an exercise with their dad that his years of growing up were much different than they experienced. 

Speaking of that sun that Bill just made an annual trip around, the planets are putting on a show in the skies tomorrow! And we're coming up on an annual event that seems like the daylight is getting here earlier with the Summer Solstice. 

The Chosen has been out for a few years and we're coming close to the end of the series but Carmen needs to do some catching up. 

If you missed it this year, you'll have to wait until next year to get your hands on some July 4th JOY Drop merch. We're packing and shipping this year's orders today. 

With age comes wisdom. So too do patterns come with the generations. Bill shared some thoughts on generational wisdom and DNA. 

The maturation of faith on display between Forrest Frank and Cory Asbury is one that Carmen can't get enough of as it is showing some wisdom for all of us to learn from. 

One of the wisest teachers, Tim Keller, shared some years ago, some wisdom in his book, Prodigal God. 

00:32 Birthday Packing Day 

03:12 Birthday Costco Day 

05:15 One Step Forward Father's Day video

08:33 Reaction to the video

10:08 Planetary staircase on display 

13:33 Summer Solstice 

18:37 The Chosen 

23:23 JOY Drop Packing and Shipping Day 

24:21 Generational Patterns and DNA 

30:13 Good and Bad from Dad 

35:42 Cory Asbury Forrest Frank friendship 

40:22 Tim Keller - Prodigal God 

44:13 Bill's BIG Word

Vacation is coming up and Dave's family has plans to go to his house (all 15 of them!) Carmen's going to Utah for her vacation and is thinking about extending her time there with her daughters to play some Mahjongg. 

Carmen is trying to get Jules to come on the Mahjongg train with her. But Jules is having a hard time with it. 

Jules's daughter has a summer job helping out the neighbors going over to their houses and performing certain tasks, like sitting with Grandma (not on!) Jules is also helping her with some dog grooming. 

It's Wednesday, which means the time has come for our Midweek Praise Break. This week's songs included Build My Life by Pat Barrett, Firm Foundation by Cody Carnes, and Graves Into Gardens by Brandon Lake. And we had time for a bonus song with Phil Wickham's Running To A Runaway. 

As the coach of the Cape Verde soccer team was building his roster, he had to go an unusual route to recruit one player - a DM on LinkedIn. 

After going to an industry conference and seeing Jaye King perform a song live, Dave put the song on our airwaves. Jaye heard about it and shared it on social media that the station he grew up listening to was now playing his music. Bill and Carmen also got to hear the song for the first time. 

Carmen is considering getting the new Adidas Samba shoes in the Mary Jane Style and wants to know if it is a trend that will come and go or is here to stay. 

Would you go on an Admin Date? Bill explains what that entails. 

Ford Taylor is coming to a city near you to share his message on Transformational Leadership and you should make every effort to go! 

00:32 Vacation Invasion Update 

04:18 Carmen's vacation in Utah 

06:52 Jules and Mahjongg (Part 1) 

10:38 Jules and Mahjongg (Part 2) 

13:16 Jules - Dog Grooming 

16:49 Midweek Praise Break coming up 

18:36 Midweek Praise Break - Build My Life/ Firm Foundation/ Graves Into Gardens 

20:26 Midweek Praise Break  Bonus Song - Running To A Runaway 

21:54 Cape Verde Player joins team after Linkedin DM 

26:15 Jaye King reaction to playing his song 

29:24 Bill and Carmen react to Jaye's song 

30:42 Carmen - Adidas Mary Janes? 

35:02 Texts 

37:53 Admin Dates 

43:50 Ford Taylor Conferences Coming Up 

48:01 Fountainhead 

Leanna Crawford joined The Morning Cruise for the first time to share new songs from her upcoming sophomore album, Thank God. 

Before she joined them, Dave, Bill and Carmen talked about the World Cup and Dad Jokes. 

00:32 Leanna Crawford on today 

03:29 Japanese soccer fans clean stadium 

07:33 Cape Verde ties Spain 

08:47 Dad Jokes 

14:46 Please no Dad Jokes for Leanna! 

15:44 Leanna Crawford - "Thank God" 

20:14 "Living Room Floor" 

26:14 "Her" 

30:31 A Hot Minute with Leanna 

36:50 "Do It Afraid" 

41:35 Wedding Song and Engagement Story 

48:49 Artist Pick: "Revenge" 

We're thrilled to share with you that Candice is making her way to being back on the airwaves of The JOY FM on her midday shift. She'll start there tomorrow but we asked her to come in this morning and share about the accident and how God has been present in her life throughout the ordeal. 

Before she came in, we talked about our weekends, the World Cup, NBA and NHL Champions, and a reflection on the 250th anniversary of the U.S.A. 

00:32 6 hour Mahjongg match 

05:05 Bill went fishing 

08:18 Candice coming in later 

09:27 Dave's FaceTime with Emmie 

12:45 A Big Sports Weekend 

16:22 America 250 - the 5 Big Ideas 

18:59 Preambel to the Constitution

22:08 Candice - the accident 

28:06 Candice - First responders 

33:05 Candice - Physical Therapy/ Stickers/ miracles throughout 

39:05 Candice - hearing/ Hospital roommate 

45:47 Candice - continued recovery on jaw, shoulder and ear 

51:51 Candice - Her relationship with God now

Carmen was so focused in on our friendly competition yesterday while filming social media content that she felt like she may owe Bill a 6-step apology. And well, we're still not sure she's apologized. 

Ford Taylor will get your attention with his teachings on Transformational Leadership and he's coming to a city near you soon! 

All around the world, sports fans are focused in on The World Cup which started yesterday. Bill kicked off our coverage of the games with a little quiz for Dave and Carmen. 

Dave was focused in on a clip from The Chosen on Instagram and shared it with us. As the cast of the show is filming season 7, they shared a behind-the-scenes clip of the actors reacting to the Crucifixion scene. 

Steven Bartlett, the host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast, seems to be focusing more on faith as he recently had John Lennox on to discuss AI and faith. It led us to talking about the inward focus we sometimes have on our own struggles with faith and relationships and how focusing on others will help us move forward. 

We've been so focused on other things that we almost forgot to acknowledge the New York Knicks big win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. 

00:32 Carmen's 6-step camp analogy 

05:40 Carmne's 6-step (Part 2) 

09:41 Ford Taylor's Transformational Leadership Conferences Coming Soon 

13:27 World Cup Quiz 

15:56 The Chosen Instagram Post 

20:05 The Chosen Season 6 

22:16 John Lennox on The Diary Of A CEO podcast 

27:18 Struggling with faith and relationship 

31:52 What About Bob? and moving forward 

36:52 Knick's "Miracle" Win 

38:31 Bill's BIG Word