Archive | December, 2009

31 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Sayonara ’09 – Bring it on ’10!

For those who didn’t get one, or if it got lost in the mail (as I’m sure yours did), I figured I’d go ahead and post our Christmas letter as a way of quickly looking back on 2009… Another year has passed and it’s time for the third annual Marchessault family Christmas letter.  We recognize […]

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30 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Teaching Our Kids About Christmas

These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  […]

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22 December 2009 ~ 4 Comments

CLC Office Shennanigans

We have time for snowball fights…since we only work one day a week anyway. Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Merry Christmas.

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21 December 2009 ~ 6 Comments

Another Big Transition

Welcome to the new blog. If you came straight to this post, click on home to see the front page look. I mentioned in an earlier post that his blog tends to be somewhat a reflection of my life. So I figured it was a good time to use a new theme as we enter […]

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20 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Change Is In The Air

New blog theme. New season. Change. Coming tomorrow. See ya there.

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17 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

The Holidays Aren’t Always Happy

Christmas is a time where we feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It’s a time that we cherish our families and loved ones. It’s a time that we reflect on our year. It’s a time that we thank God for all He’s done and is doing. It’s a time when we are supposed to be […]

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16 December 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Christmas Tree Time Lapse

We head out this past Monday to cut down our Christmas tree.  Had a blast with the fam.  Got the tree home, and thought I’d share our decorating festivities with you. So with no further ado, our tree from start to finish…in 60 seconds. I do have to extend a quick apology to my German […]

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15 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

The Lost Art Of Storytelling

Last night I watched The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian for the first time. Not sure why it took me SO long to get around to that one.  Such a good movie. I was so captured by the story and some of the simple yet profound writing. It made me wonder… who/where are our modern […]

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15 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Reflections On The Real Presence With Albert Edward Day

“But God is present in reality no matter what unreality our practices and our ponderings imply.  He is forever trying to establish communication; forever aware of the wrong directions we are taking and wishing to warn us; forever offering solutions for the problems that baffle us; forever standing at the door of our loneliness, eager […]

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13 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Creating Culture With Talent And Passion

One of the books I read recently that had a big impact was Culture Making by Andy Crouch.  One of the big ideas of the book…the only way to change culture is to create new culture. A few weeks ago I caught this story on Sunday Morning on CBS as I was on my way […]

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