Things We Talked About Today

-Cleve's nervous about how his Atlanta Braves fare going into the playoffs. They lost again last night. He can't even watch the games anymore because their season has been full of so many ups and downs that it drains him. Fans are hoping for a fairy tale ending since this is Bobby Cox's last season as manager.

-Matthew West will be here two weeks from Friday for a show at New Hope Worship Center in Grovetown. His new CD is full of songs that he wrote based on life stories sent in by his fans. If you go to the concert, you'll get to hear some of these story-songs, and you might even find your own life story in one them.

-Matt Hammitt's (Sanctus Real) baby boy, Bowen, was still on life support as of this morning. The latest update (mid-morning) said that doctors felt he was strong enough to start weaning him off the life support. Keep up the prayers and stay updated at http://www.bowensheart.com/.

-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Americans are not eating enough fruits and vegetables to maintain a healthy diet. This morning, we talked about how to get your family excited about eating these foods. One guy told us that he makes a green smoothie filled with 15 different fruits and vegetables and that his kids like it! He got the idea from http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/. The conversation continues on the 88.3 WAFJ Facebook Fan Page.

-John's daughter, Emma, will be 10 months old tomorrow. She is a sweet little girl who is developing a mean streak of biting her brother and pulling his hair. But she does it with a smile! John wondered if this is just something girls do, since Evan never did these things, or if it is universal among all babies. Several parents who went through the same thing called and said the best way to keep her from biting others is to bite her back!

-Cleve told us about a new superbug that has made its way from India to the United States. John used this as an opportunity to tout the benefits of using hand sanitizer, and Cleve thinks he's OCD in that department. A nurse from Aiken Regional called to defend John and his love for hand sanitizer, but Cleve thinks they both need therapy.

-Coming up Thursday...Jonny Diaz ("More Beautiful You" and "Stand For You") join us at 6:10 and 7:40. He's in concert at Westabou (free show) on September 21st and in Grovetown on October 1st with Matthew West and Josh Wilson. You'll have a chance to win tickets to see him at the October 1st concert. Also, John will share a great new recipe with a tex-mex flair that his family tried this week.