by Joel Walton | Apr 23, 2019 | Relationship
It’s no secret we are living in a divided society. Even conversations on social media quickly turn volatile. We seem to disagree on just about everything – politics, parenting, religion, and even the color of that stinking dress a few years ago (I still don’t know if...
by Joel Walton | Apr 23, 2019 | Family, Relationship
When I was a kid, I had a telescope. I loved gazing through it at the night sky with all of its stars and planets. I marveled at how something so very, very far away could actually appear so close. One time (like all kids do), I turned the telescope around and looked...
by Joel Walton | Apr 22, 2019 | Relationship
This is a topic I rarely cover in my blogs, but yet it’s often covered with when working with many couples. Physical intimacy is an active part of a healthy relationship, but sadly for many sexuality is treated as the third rail when it comes to being able to...
by Joel Walton | Mar 31, 2019 | General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship
My friends are raising identical twins. They dress their kids alike, fix their hair the same, and even gave them the same initials. I often wonder how they tell these two kids apart. I once asked my friends if they ever get the kids mixed up, and they didn’t hesitate...
by Joel Walton | Feb 28, 2019 | Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
Remember back in science class when you learned about the three forms of water? Since some of us are far removed from the school ages days, let me refresh your memory. Water can take on three different forms: liquid (water), gas (vapor), or solid (ice). At any given...
by Joel Walton | Jan 21, 2019 | Relationship
I recently saw a documentary about a wife who was convicted of murdering her husband by slowly poisoning him over the span of about a year – rat poison I believe it was. Tragic and horrific, she’d begun shortly after they’d married. As the man grew sicker, no one knew...
by Joel Walton | Jan 21, 2019 | Relationship
I almost rear ended a car the other day. It would’ve been my fault because I was distracted by something I saw. The sight of something beautiful caused me to stare, and to lose my focus. Before you jump to conclusions, it’s not what you think… You see, I passed...
by Joel Walton | Dec 19, 2018 | General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship
Do you know how the world’s first people handled their very first conflict? In the same manner many of us still handle problems or conflicts – by passing the blame. In Genesis 3, we read the story of how sin entered the world. The serpent tempted Eve, she ate the...
by Joel Walton | Dec 19, 2018 | Family, Life Transitions, Relationship
We’ve heard the old saying about two things that are certain in life: death and taxes. While that’s true, I think we can add a third thing to the list: problems. Even Jesus Christ told his disciples that in this world they WILL have problems (Matthew 16:33). Not maybe...
by Joel Walton | Oct 27, 2018 | General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship
A few years ago, TLC aired a show called “My Strange Addiction.” It featured rare, abnormal, and downright bizarre addictions that some people have. A few particularly strange ones included: eating sand, drinking paint, chewing on rubber from tires, eating glass,...
