thankfulness day 3

Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by Blair.

story time at mariners church.
chats with traci tyson about tech & video
the amazing books available to people at global cafe/bookstore
productive meeting with jack & jeremy
my super committed team
welcoming cameron to the dark side (he got a mac!)
seeing our community gather to be involved
surf city nights
pancakes at ihop
having a mom that loves my daughter as much [...]

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thankfulness day 2

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Blair.

all five of our senses. it is a gift to be able to interact with the world though our vision & other senses
down time with family
washer & dryer (we have not always had one in our house… and going to the laundromat is a chore!)
jobs to go to today
a wonderful school for sally that she [...]

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taking the challenge… thankfulness day 1

Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by Blair.

over on her blog, wisey has taken up the challenge kenton laid down las weekend. we watched the service yesterday and she is going to be blogging her thankfulness… so I thought I would do the same over here on the old blairblog.
so here goes…

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when almost is deemed “good enough”

when almost is deemed “good enough”

Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Blair.

i have heard it said that close only counts in slow dancing & hand grenades. well tonight at the huntington beach city council meeting we also learned from our community services director and our energy manager that close enough is good enough in building an “equivalent” to LEED certified building.
let me give some backstory. a [...]

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rush limbaugh makes me crazy.

rush limbaugh makes me crazy.

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Blair.

my dad was a talk radio junkie. i inherited that gene from him. i recall listening to rush limbaugh back in his first year on KFI640. he was controversial and funny. he called out those who were in the extremes of the political arena. over time his influence grew, as did his audience. now millions [...]

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huntington beach’s butterfly park

huntington beach’s butterfly park

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Blair.

yesterday my family spent an hour walking around at the norma gibbs butterfly park up at the north end of town. the caretakers for the park arranged to have fun stuff for kids to do, a story time and a chance to raise some money for this amazing little park. sally loved walking around the [...]

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fantastic @ 4

fantastic @ 4

Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by Blair.

my baby turned four years old today. seriously it has been like the blink of an eye. seems like just yesterday that we were changing diapers and making bottles. christie & i were reminising the other day about our “bottle factory” that we would setup every night to wash, boil and fill all the bottles [...]

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story.

story.

Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Blair.

as the dad of a 3 year old, stories are a part of life. sometimes it is the structured stories of books and tv shows. sometimes it is the pretending & make believe of play time. sometimes it is the way we use analogy to explain concepts to her. in any case it is more [...]

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easter @ mariners

easter @ mariners

Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Blair.

he is risen… he is risen indeed!
for those of us who work in ministry, there are a few seasons of the year that are more hectic and crazy than almost any other. easter is one of those times. we recognize that it is a time when people seek out a church experience. we want to [...]

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