Please leave with us your prayer requests, needs and intentions today on Take 2 with Jerry and Debbie.  We believe in the power of prayer and we are so grateful that you trust us to pray for you.  This is a very active show, as you can imagine, so please know that if you do not get on today, we will still include all your intentions, as we pray for the Take 2 family each and every day.  Here is the number if you would like to call in, 1-833-288-3986.

We shared your emails with Coleen Kelly Mast from Mast Appeal heard on EWTN Radio and she imparted to us some great advice we can use immediately in our families.  This pre-recorded broadcast was devoted to the family and most of the problems we all face in parenting, etc. Coleen provides such practical tools that we can incorporate right away in our homes.  She also gives us the much-needed encouragement and hope as parents in today’s world.  Her joyful spirit and outlook is contagious and that is what makes her such a delight to listen to.  Coleen is doing great work for our parishes as well and we will get to hear all of her latest ministry efforts on Monday’s Take 2 with Jerry and Debbie. Tune in and share with your friends…

This is the monthly open forum that you love and wait for.  Unscripted is the show where you can suggest future topics, revisit past shows, ask a question about the Faith or just make a general comment.  Take 2 is your show and each day the hour moves very quickly so this particular monthly format is a chance to share anything on our minds and hearts without having to adhere to a certain topic.  So please, take advantage of this particular show and call in with what you want to share.  We love to learn from you! Debbie plans on sharing something that has been bothering her for months about our youth and social media.  1-833-288-3986.

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Your kids are home for the summer from college.  Whose rules do they adhere to?  Theirs?  Yours?  Do you have house rules that everyone must live by regardless of age or life circumstance? Or do you bend the rules to appease your adult children?  These conditions can cause a lot of grieve for parents. Especially, when parents are not on the same page.  This topic was suggested to us by one of our listeners and we are grateful to her for bringing this issue to us so that we can all talk about it. So please call in and share your experience of this.  We would like to gain a whole new perspective on this situation that a lot of us encounter. 1-833-288-3986.

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Unbelievable!  We recently learned that there are over 1500 national days not to mention all the international days dedicated to something in particular.  The ones that get us the most are the days that tell us how to be Christian, like July 7th, National Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day.  Are you kidding?  We need a designated day to remind us that we should be spending time with our daughters and taking nice long leisurely walks with them in the park.  Or how about National Cheer Up the Lonely Day on July 11th.  So, if we are to take these days seriously, then for just one day a year we must make that concerted effort to be good, virtuous and holy…The rest of the year?…Oh well, the world doesn’t seem to care how we behave.  Let’s talk about this on the next Take 2 with Jerry and Debbie.  Call in at, 1-833-288-3986.

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Many people are going through very difficult circumstances and situations right now. Health issues, marital troubles, children problems, work/finance struggles are just a few of today’s issues.  It is how they are coping and handling these challenges that either makes us gain or lose respect for them.  Who in your life has recently been dealt a lousy hand in life, but their faith, their disposition has made you gain a deep respect for them…Share with us…1-833-288-3986.

Many people do not like the spotlight on them.  In fact, some folks will go out of their way, just to avoid attention.  Then there are others that love and crave being the life of the party. Is that you?  With all the attention, comes the compliments and the criticisms. Having attention can be a good and not so good thing. Let’s talk about this personality trait and see what is at the root of it. Share your “take” on this by calling, 1-833-288-3986.

Do you ever feel as though you have to constantly prove yourself to family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers?  It puts undue pressure on ourselves and is it really necessary? Life is tough enough and when we become our own worst enemy, life gets that much harder.  Where are you with this question?  How did you overcome this issue and learn to accept, love the person you are.  Share your “take” on this by calling, 1-833-288-3986.

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Life is full of cycles and seasons. Thursday, June 21, 2018 is considered the “longest” day of this year, at least in terms of daylight hours. During the winter, we may tend to shut things down earlier because darkness falls earlier. In the summer, when daylight hours are extended, it affords us the opportunity to spend more time outdoors, whether that’s getting work or chores done, or just recreating. God gives us these seasons for a purpose. How do you capitalize on the longer daylight hours, and how is this time of year “different” for you than winter time? Call us and share your experience. 1-833-288-3986.

It rolls off our tongues easily, regardless of whom we meet…family member, friend, total stranger…”how you doin’?”…It’s usually a courtesy… Most of the time it is just an automatic response with no real thought or meaning behind it.  In fact, we may even be caught off guard if someone were to answer with, “I am actually not doing well.” Now what?  Do we stop and chat with this person, or pray with them?  Or do we just nod and move past the encounter as if it was not stated at all. How can we ask others how they are doing and really mean it? Share your “take” on this.  1-833-288-3986.