by Joel Walton | Feb 28, 2019 | Life Transitions, Resilience
Have you ever needed to put something in an envelope after you sealed it? Oh yeah, we’ve all done it sometime in our lives, I did it this morning! Turns out, things that have been bonded together do not pull apart very easily – Seem there’s almost always damage and...
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 | 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 | Nov 16, 2018 | General Interest, Life Transitions
I watched a video interview recently with an elderly man turning 100 years old. The reporter asked him what his secret to aging was and had him reflect on his life over the last century. (By the way, he said his secret was eating lots of candy – but the jury’s still...
by Joel Walton | Nov 16, 2018 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Resilience
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” These lyrics by Andy Williams belong to one of the most famous holiday songs and will surely be blaring in a department store near you soon (if not already). Sadly, for many, these words will sting for the first time this...
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,...
by Joel Walton | Aug 27, 2018 | Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
If you were alive during the Top Gun era, you can probably sing every word to The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling.” No judgment and no shame – I’d sing right along with you…and Goose and Maverick, if I could only carry a tune! But losing...
by Joel Walton | Aug 27, 2018 | Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
Muhammad Ali couldn’t deliver a right hook quite like the gut-punch you just received. Whether you suspected it or were completely in the dark about it, finding out your spouse has had an affair is a devastating blow. While I don’t have a crystal ball to say exactly...
by Joel Walton | Jul 18, 2018 | Life Transitions, Resilience
It’s the call you never expected to get. You probably remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when the phone rang and you so casually answered, “Hello.” Maybe you hoped you misunderstood or maybe the clear message on the other end caused you to drop...
