by Joel Walton | Oct 20, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Resilience
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and turkeys everywhere are running for cover just as quickly as yams, cranberries, and stuffing are filling the grocery store shelves (I’m tempted to pause here out of sheer hunger). The only thing as popular about Thanksgiving...
by Joel Walton | Oct 19, 2017 | Family, Relationship
My assistant is an avid Black Friday shopper. After eating a turkey dinner with her family, she naps (I would blame tryptophan, but it’s really pre-game prep for her long night ahead), and then meets up with four of her closest mom-friends for 18 hours of shop til...
by Joel Walton | Oct 19, 2017 | Family
When I was a child, a Frosty the Snowman tree topper adorned our Christmas tree each year. It was nothing special, in fact, it was just three styrofoam balls glued together with pinned on eyes and nose. He wore a little black top hat and had round, black buttons down...
by Joel Walton | Oct 17, 2017 | Book Reviews
Offended. Defined as resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult. Synonymous with insulted, aggrieved, hurt, wounded, disgruntled, angry, vexed and huffy (huffy? – definitely my new favorite). What if Christians are supposed to live a life where...
by Joel Walton | Sep 26, 2017 | Life Transitions, Resilience
It’s been said; if your dreams don’t scare you, they’re probably not big enough. While that may be true, most of us are not so much afraid of dreaming, as we’re afraid of the results of failing big. As a counselor, I’ve seen how one of the biggest hurdles for many is...
