Tag: Chris Tomlin

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesNot a lot of plans this weekend, so we will fall into routines fairly quickly. Kristen and Megan are hiking up Cowles Mountain. Stoney and I are waiting for them to return so we can head to Dog Beach for some beach therepy. After that we have no plans. A nice relaxing weekend lies ahead.

    Right now I am sipping tea and listening to music. I did some rearranging on things in the sidebar, so make sure you check that out. The blogroll is back! Here are the next 10 tunes I’m listening to. As always, these are completely random and my ratings are included.

    #1 Mysterious Ways by U2 ****

    #2 Single Ladies by Beyonce *****

    #3 Going On by Gnarles Barkley ****

    #4 Thanksgiving Song by Adam Sandler *****

    #5 Tell Me Something Good by P!nk ****

    #6 Dare You to Move by Switchfoot ***

    #7 Dissonant Distinction by Brae ****

    #8 Faithful by Steve Fee **

    #9 Made to Worship by Chris Tomlin ***

    #10 Starstrukk by 3OH!3 ****

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesI know, I’m a day late. But it felt a little weird to miss this. Yesterday, we had a busy day. I woke up and worked on a friend’s website all morning. Kristen ran some errands. Before we knew it, it was time to go to the beach with our friends from community group. We went up to Torrey Pines, where we met our group along with our refugee family. How is it possible they had never been to the beach before? Not only that… but we were completely amazed at the kids language acquisition. Last Fall they barely spoke any English at all… now the kids feel mostly comfortable with English and mom and dad aren’t too far behind. That’s fun to see.

    A lazy evening followed. This was capped off by the delivery of a brand new mattress. Since moving to this house Kristen and I have slept on a double size mattress on the floor. It was fine but excessively ghetto. On Friday, Kristen and I decided to finally solve this aching (literally) problem and headed to a furniture store in Kearney Mesa called “Real Deal.” Just like the reviews of the place promised, this was a great furniture store. Lots of choices and a friendly, no commission staff. Long story short, we got our long-awaited mattress delivered last night. We went from a double mattress on the floor to a massive king sized bed. We both slept like rocks last night. I went to bed about 10 minutes after Kristen last night and she was completely knocked out… that never happens.

    Anyway, this morning is quiet. Kristen is off running a 5k and I am home with the kids before church. Here are the next 10 tunes I’m listening too. As always, these are completely random and my ratings are included.

    #1 Night Drive by Jimmy Eat World ****

    #2 Plain White Rapper by KJ-52 ***

    #3 Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer *****

    #4 Sea of Love by Cat Power ***

    #5 Nothing Left to Lose by Mat Kearney ****

    #6 Enough by Chris Tomlin ***

    #7 Filled With Your Glory by Starfield ****

    #8 I Alone by Live

    #9 A King A Kingdom by Derek Webb ****

    #10 Lose Yourself by Eminem *****

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesAh, the weekend. After a fairly stressful start to my week we hit Thursday and coasted. Lots of good stuff happened this week. Lots of stuff accomplished. But it was a front-loaded week and it felt good to have a couple easy days.

    Last night I went with Chris, a staffer at Harbor, over to Rock Church for a thing on the economy and social justice. I don’t know that I really learned anything new about what has happened and what is happening with our nations finances, but it was very good to see a church educating its people about what it all means for them and what they can do.

    Today is a normal Saturday. Kristen is off to climb Cowles Mountain while I hang with the kids. Later, we’ll take Stoney to the beach. Kristen and Paul already have in a request for Chinese food for lunch… so I guess it’s that and then more fun the rest of the weekend. I’m already looking forward to going to the beach Sunday afternoon.

    Here are the next 10 tunes I’m listening to this morning. As usual, these are completely random and my ratings are included.

    #1 Say When by The Fray *****

    #2 Anyone Else But You by The Moldy Peaches ****

    #3 A King a Kingdom by Derek Webb ****

    #4 O Worship The King by Chris Tomlin ***

    #5 Marvelous Light by Kristian Stanfill **

    #6 Quasimodo by Lifehouse ****

    #7 A Kiss to Build a Dream on by Louis Armstrong ****

    #8 Take My Breath Away by Berlin ****

    #9 Stardust by Nat King Cole ****

    #10 Nine in the Afternoon by Panic at the Disco ****

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesSince Spring has finally arrived in most of the country, I don’t mind bragging a little. We’re going to have a fantastic weekend! With tempuraturs in the mid to upper 70s, our family is drawn to the beach like a mosquito to a bug zapper. Right now, Kristen is meeting some of my co-workers for a hike up Cowles Mountain. Later this morning we’ll all take Stoney to the beach for his weekly ocean therepy. Tommorow we’re headed to the beach after church to resume our Sunday beach tradition after a long break for Winter. Then on Monday night our community group has decided to meet down in Ocean Beach for a bonfire on the beach.

    In the meantime, the kids are watching cartoons. Water is boiling for coffee and I am settling in to relax a bit. Here are the next 10 tunes I’m listening to. As always, no cheating and my ratings are included.

    #1 Stardust by Nat King Cole ****

    #2 Glorious by Chris Tomlin ***

    #3 Maria Maria by Santana ****

    #4 Seven Steps to Heaven by Miles Davis ****

    #5 Take it to the Limit by The Eagles *****

    #6 Magnificent by U2 *****

    #7 You Give Me Something by James Morrison ****

    #8 Doolin-Dalton by The Eagles ****

    #9 Late Night, Early Town by Lloyd Cole *****

    #10 Neverending by David Crowder Band *****

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesIt was a loco week. Not in a bad way, either. My head is spinning this weekend with all the fun stuff that happened in the previous 7 days. But today is Saturday and I am trying hard to put all of that aside so I can recoup for the week to come. This morning I am off to dog beach to let Stoney run. It’s going to be a fantastic weekend weather-wise, so I am guessing this won’t be our only trip to the beach. (Actually, Kristen and I snuck in an afternoon date yesterday where we went to the beach and walked along the surf.)

    Here are the next 10 tunes I’m jamming to right now. As always, completely random and my ratings are included.

    #1 How Great in Our God by Chris Tomlin ****

    #2 Down to My Last by Alter Bridge ****

    #3 Take My Life (and let it be) by Chris Tomlin ***

    #4 Broken Wing by Thousand Foot Krutch ***

    #5 A Distant Episode by Till Bronner ****

    #6 Rain Down by David Crowder Band ***

    #7 My Hope by David Crowder Band ****

    #8 Tonight by High Five aka Jimmy Savage *****

    #9 Amazing Because it Is by The Almost ****

    #10 Syndicate by The Fray ****

  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday TunesIt’s amazing how fast the last few weeks have gone. It just seems like every time I turn around I’m here talking about what I’m listening to on a Saturday morning! Last night, we took the kids to Gio’s in La Mesa for our family date night. Then, they came home and everyone crashed by about 9:00 PM. This morning is normal Saturday morning stuff. We had waffles and coffee and in a little bit I’ll take Stoney over to dog beach so he can run around and play with other dogs. Kristen is pretty occupied thinking about our move, which starts in just 8 days!

    Here are the next 10 songs I’m listening to this morning. Completely random, my ratings included.

    1. We All Want the Same Things by Kevin Michael ****

    2. I Will Not be Silent by David Crowder Band *****

    3. Lose Yourself by Eminem ***** (Shout out to Cathy N. on that one!)

    4. Change Me by Brae **** (Romeo peeps, this is Brandon’s album)

    5. When I Come Around by Green Day *****

    6. Bye Bye Blackbird by Joe Crocker ****

    7. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon ****

    8. Ballad for the Lost Romantics by A New Found Glory  ****

    9. Amazing Grace My Chains are Gone by Chris Tomlin ****

    10. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder *****

  • Saturday Tunes, Valentines Day Edition

    Typically for Saturday tunes I share the next 10 random songs coming out of my iPod. But today is Valentines Day and its all about love and sappy stuff like that. With that in mind I am going to change things up a bit this week and share some favorites.

    Top 5 Most Listened to Songs

    1. Falling Slowly by Glen Hansgard & Marketa Irglova

    2. Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) by Chris Tomlin

    3. 1234 by Feist

    4. Basket Case by Green Day

    5. Stop & Stare by OneRepublic

    Top Ten Faves of the Moment

    1. Anyone Else But You by Michael Cera & Ellen Page (Moldy Peaches version is also my fav)

    2. God’s Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash

    3. Good Riddance by Green Day

    4. I Will Not be Silent by David Crowder Band (Deliver Me, Foreverandever, and You Are My Joy are also Crowder favs)

    5. Rise by Eddie Vedder

    6. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 (One, Beautiful Day, 40… tough to narrow it to a few U2 songs)

    7. Homecoming by Kanye West (Not sure why I like this so much, but this song rocks)

    8. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynyrd

    9. Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler (I love Sandler songs!)

    10. Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy (Yes, this is the Cheers theme song)

    OK, so I don’t have just 10 favorites. I could list 50 songs here and not cover all the best stuff. But this is a good start.

  • Saturday Tunes

    Just another lazy Saturday in McLane land. Other than taking Stoney over to dog beach to let him sniff butts and chase tennis balls, I don’t have plans for today. It’s kind of cold and wet here, so it’s not as if we’ll want to do much else.

    Just like a typical Saturday morning, I’m getting it started with some Java (last of the Starbucks Christmas blend) and some headphone time. Here are the next 10 songs playing on my ipod. As always, totally random and my rating is included.

    #1 Life is a Highway by Rascall Flatts ****

    #2 Tell Me Something Good by P!nk ****

    #3 God of this City by Chris Tomlin ****

    #4 Head Over Heel by Sandra McCracken ***

    #5 Georgia on my Mind by Ray Charles ****

    #6 Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder *****

    #7 Insane in the Brain by Cypress Hill *****

    #8 Here With You by 3 Doors Down *****

    #9 Obsession by Starfield ****

    #10 Seven Bridges Road by The Eagles ****

    Bonus! My buddy and worship leader at Stoneridge in Romeo, Jimmy Savage, has a song on iTunes. It’s a single off his upcoming album. I really like it, its called “Tonight.”

  • Saturday Tunes

    With Santa Ana winds bringing a warm weekend, we’re going to spend a lot of the day getting fresh air. As of right now we’re thinking tide pools and Pacific Beach… but that could change at any minute.

    This morning is like most Saturday mornings. Coffee, kids slow to get up, and daddy listening to music. Here are the next 10 songs I’m listening to this morning. As always, completely random and ratings are included.

    #1 Holy is the Lord by Chris Tomlin ****

    #2 Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cindi Lauper ****

    #3 Breakdown by Daughtry ***

    #4 Wishing It Was by Santana ****

    #5 You Were Meant for Me by Jewel ****

    #6 Everything Glorious by David Crowder Band *****

    #7 We Are Your by Charlie Hall ***

    #8 Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy *****

    #9 Too Much Space by Lisa Germano ****

    #10 Late Night, Early Town by Lloyd Cole *****

    Well, that was more embarassing than normal.

  • Saturday Tunes

    Kristen and I are feeling a bit post-party this morning. (I’ll create another post a little later about the YS Christmas party.) We don’t have anything on the agenda today. Seriously, other than picking-up Jonathan and taking him to the airport, I am not sure what we are doing with our day.

    This morning is pancakes and chatting with our kids about last night. Megan and Paul had FOUR babysitters last night. Jon, Jenna, Paul, and Amy from our community group completely spoiled our kids last night with a holiday party of their own. They made gingerbread houses, played Christmas bingo, chubby bunny, and good cop/bad cop.

    Anyway, as always music is a part of my morning. Here are the next ten tunes playing on my iPod. As always, I’m just hitting the shuffle songs button and recording what comes up. So this is completely random, no cheating, and my personal rankings are included.

    #1 360 by Josh Hoge ****

    #2 Night on Fire by VHS or Beta ****

    #3 Take My Life by Chris Tomlin ****

    #4 Falling Slowly by Glen Hansgard and Marketa Inglova *****

    #5 Make a Joyful Noise by David Crowder Band ****

    #6 Unforgettable by Natalie Cole ****

    #7 Rock ‘n Roll All Night by Kiss ***** (Perfect considering my costume last night)

    #8 Filled with Your Glory by Starfield ****

    #9 We Won’t Be Quiet by David Crowder Band *****

    #10 Africa Bamba by Santana *****