Top Ten On Tuesday (Monday Edition)

Posted on January 22, 2007 
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1. One week on staff at Mariners down and a lifetime to go. I thought I knew how great it was going to be and it is even better! I am hooked on the culture and can’t wait to keep learning and growing. In my first week there I have had the chance to be a part of the amazing “Story Time”, I have been in a couple of great staff meetings, have taken part in a regular ministry prayer group and the list keeps on going.

2.  Yesterday Christie and I went to the New2Mariners Class and became official members. They served yummy Panera sandwiches, talked about the history, mission, vision & values of the church and then took us on a tour of the campus. At the end they gave us a church “key.” It doesn’t open anything, but it represents the fact that we are part of the church and a could be a real conversation starter.

3. I have not had a chance to meet Kenton yet, but I can tell you that I almost did by accident the other day. Fellow blogger Tim Stevens was strategically visiting Mariners Church with the other members of the Senior Management team from Granger. I was hoping to get to meet him while he was on campus, but there was no real plan. I was headed from the offices to the cafe for an afternoon iced tea, and on the way there I ran into Kenton giving a tour to the Granger team. I wanted to stop and chat, but then remembered that I am the real new guy at Mariners and probably should not interrupt the Senior Pastors tour to chit chat. I had this vision as I was saying hi to Tim of him looking at me saying “You there… who are you?” then me being like “Ummm… nobody, certainly not the new director of Communications for Outreach!” Anyway, sorry I could not spend more time chatting with Tim. Maybe on his next visit I can sit down with some coffee. Or I could always be a guest host on the Simply Strategic Show if you ever need one!

4. My wife and I had a great drive and an even better chat yesterday. We left the church looking for a drive thru, ended up in Laguna, so we drove the canyon and then ended up in Irvine at the McDonalds on Alton. Talk about the long way around the barn… but the conversation on the way was cool. I love when we get the chance to connect like this. I love you babe!

5. Sally is pretty much a two year old (even though she is not quite 2). You know how I know? She has developed the go limp skill very well. Her favorite time to practice the drill is in the morning when I open her curtains and she climbs up on the chest so she look for the kitties outside. When I try to get her to move her over to the dressing table she generally is not interested in that, so when I try to pick her up she lets her arms and body go limp, so I can barely hold her. Fun!
6.  I won a copy of “The Blogging Church” a few weeks ago. I was pretty happy since I don’t usually win anything. The book came and I just finished reading it. What a great book! Thanks to Brian Bailey and Terry Storch for giving birth to it. Go to Amazon and get it now!

7. We got a new table this weekend. WooHoo! The table required a major rethinking of the downstairs living room since we don’t have too many places to put it, but we moved a bunch of stuff around and now we have it.

8. I have a really cool family… My wife is amazing, my daughter is cool, my Mom is a great support and encouragement, my sister is funny and insightful, my brother in law is a cool nerd (like me), and my in laws are a great support.

9. In moving things around for the new table, I had to move our Internet router and WiFi to the other side of the room by the TV. The upside to this… now the XBOX360 is hooked up to the Internet all the time… I have not had a chance to play it yet, but tonight I am going to play a little Madden while Christie works on her bible study.

10. TV is great this season. Seriously, the Office… it doesn’t get any better than that, oh and by the way… Lost returns soon!!!

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