Tag: communication

14 Years of Awesome!

Hey, kids, it’s Dad. For today’s TommyLog I want to talk to you about a major milestone in my life. Today is my 14th wedding anniversary with my sweetheart Becky. 14 years together. What an amazing accomplishment!

Over the last 14 years, I’ve learned a lot about marriage. Here are some of the things I’ve learned

Number 1 is communication. If you don’t communicate, the relationship is dead. Number 2, always say I love you. Number 3 find middle ground and try to work together. Number 4, always say I’m sorry.

These for keys to success have helped make it 14 years. I love you, Becky, more and more every day.

TommyLog – 4 Key Ingredients to a Successful Marriage #christianmingle

Hey kids, it’s Tommy and for today’s Tommylog I want to share with you my 4 key ingredients to a successful marriage. Marriage isn’t easy and heaven knows it sure can take a lot of work. I know from experience a solid marriage is a dying commodity these days with so many forces working against our success! Here are my 4 key ingredients to a successful marriage.

1-    Communication
2-    Date Night
3-    Serve Your Partner
4-    Alone Time

While I can’t promise everyone happiness by following these keys, I can tell you they have made an impactful difference in my life and they certainly cannot hurt to give them a try.

So here’s the deal. Christian Mingle is looking for you. Check them out https://www.christianmingle.com/ — maybe you can be as happy as Becky and I.

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Disclosure: I was asked to help Christian Mingle spread the word about their service. I am being compensated for this article. My opinions are my own.

TommyLog – The Power of Communication

Hey Kids it’s dad, and for today’s Tommy log I want to talk about communication. I feel the communication is the key to all success is, or in turn failures in this world. When things are going well you communicate. When things are not going well, you stop communicating.

Look around you look at some of your successes and your failures and I’d be willing to bet they lead to communication.

It’s All About the Approach

Hey kids, it’s dad and todays Tommylog, I want to talk about dealing with people and how I feel it’s a lot like landing a plane. What do people remember most about your airplane ride. its all about the landing. When the pilot is getting ready to land the plane, thats called the approach. A smooth, gentle – gradual decent is what we want. no one wants to be slammed on the runway like a F/A-18 hitting the deck of a aircraft carrier. The entire flight could be smooth as silk, but if the landing stinks, the entire flight is marred.

The same is like dealing with people. What do you remember when you talk to someone? You remember the approach. How they handled the tough situations and if they slam you “on the runway”,  the entire interaction will be remembered as such.

And I Drove Right Over…

I’m not immune to making mistakes PLEASE! This week In an email exchange, I inadvertently offended a member of our congregation. There are plenty of ways I could have addressed the issue, but do you know what I did? I got in my car and drive over to her house and apologized.