by Joel Walton | Aug 16, 2017 | Family, Relationship
It’s been said that in a healthy marriage your spouse should be your safety net and the one place (other than God) you should be 100% transparent. While there shouldn’t be any walls within marriage, there are a number of walls you can build AROUND your marriage:...
by Joel Walton | Aug 16, 2017 | Family, Relationship
Oxygen cannot be seen or smelt; yet, it’s vital to life. I happen to know this first hand from my days serving aboard a nuclear submarine. During that time, one of my jobs was to generate oxygen for the crew in order to keep them all alive. It was a rather complex...
by Joel Walton | Jun 11, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
How that Negative Voice in Your Head Gets Louder: And How to Stop It Have you ever run into a Negative Nellie, someone you wish would just let up a little bit? Have you ever tried to cheer Nellie up, only to find that her constant negativity won’t budge? You might...
by Joel Walton | Jun 8, 2017 | Family
What an important opportunity we have when we have children to raise. God has entrusted us with precious lives that we hold in our hands. No matter what our background, income, religion, or country, we all want to do the best for our kids and make sure we give them...
by Joel Walton | Mar 13, 2017 | Family
Sadly, second marriages that create a blended family have the worst success rate among marriages. Not only does research indicate it takes about five years for “blending” to happen, but most couples enter the arrangement with unrealistic expectations. (Yes, FIVE YEARS...
