Tag: Technology

TommyLog – The Chest of Scarves

Hey Kids it’s Dad, and for today’s TommyLog I want to talk to you about an email I received. The email was from a dear friend. Over the years she’s accumulated a lot of scarves. Beautiful woven silk scarves. She wants to put these scarves to good use. She has a friend who is battling cancer. The scarves could go to good use. So what my friend did is build a “chest of scarves.” Along with a book on how to tie scarves, this chest filled with beautiful scarves will help this lady going through cancer feel beautiful again.

I think were touched me the most about this tender gift was the fact that it is perpetual in nature. As soon as you beat cancer, share your story and then give the chest to someone else so they can be beautiful and they can have the assistance they need to beat cancer too.

One of my favorite scriptures is this: “And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; 
that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your 
fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”

Such a touching reminder of great people in this world. Putting others first in such a manor – I’m blown away!

TommyLog – Capture The Moment!

Hey Kids it’s Dad and today I want to talk to you about an amazing experience I had over the weekend. This weekend I had the opportunity to accompany Clara to a vocal scholarship audition at Carroll University. We got the opportunity to drive to Milwaukee and to just spend some good one-on-one time with each other.

I had a really tender moment as we were driving to Milwaukee. Clara was singing along to a Broadway musical that she was playing. And I just had one of those tender dad moments just thinking about how beautiful she was and what an amazing young woman she’s turned out to be. As tears streamed down my face, i couldn’t help think about how lucky I was to be there for that moment to see her shine and to be there for her.

Kids, we need to be around in capture those moments. Be looking for those experiences. Sometimes you never know when you’re going to get caught off-guard and have one of those tender, tender moments with your children.

Valentines Day Gift Ideas from Verizon – #VerizonLTEa

Hey kids, it’s Tommy and today I took a trip to a Milwaukee Verizon Store to get a Valentines Day gift.

Come along!

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Samsung’s flagship phone

Bose SoundLink Mini – Bluetooth Speaker II

Verizon Jetpack – 4 G LTE MIFI

Google Pixel – Best Android phone on the market

Google Home – Voice Activated assistant

Moto 360 Smart Watch

So many tech gifts at the Verizon store. its not just cell phones anymore.

TommyLog – Determination – Persistence & Team Work

Hey Kids it’s dad, and for today’s Tommy log I want to talk to you about a movie I just saw. The movie is called The Founder. About Ray Kroc and the story of McDonald’s and how he worked with the McDonald brothers to build the McDonald’s empire. Ray Kroc was a very shrewd businessman. He knew what he wanted. He let nothing get in his way.

A couple positive things I learned from the movie were about determination, persistence and teamwork. If you’re determined you can get anywhere. If you’re persistent and keep at it you’ll get anywhere. But let’s not forget the people that are around you and working as a team — there is nothing you can’t accomplish.

When you think about McDonald’s and you think about Ray Kroc’s rise to fame – – all three of those elements come to play. One of my favorite motto it is “gentle pressure relentlessly applied” I learned that from a leader back in my Banta days.

If we apply these three things in your daily life, determination, persistence, and teamwork – – life will be so much better and will get what we want.

TommyLog – The Importance of Family

Hey Kids it’s Dad, and for today’s Tommy log I want to talk to you about the importance of family. Family makes the world go round. Each family member is such an important part of the whole. Each child brings their own individual characteristics that makes us what we are – – a family.

Whether it be Madeline, Clara, Tommy, Emma or Drew. You each have your own loving qualities. Families are awesome and I’m thankful to have you in ours!!