by Joel Walton | Dec 20, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Resilience
Were your holidays spent shopping, eating treats, and indulging in other pleasures with the secret affirmation to yourself the new year and new goals are coming? Now that the holidays are over, have you set a New Year’s Resolution? Some goal you hope to attain during...
by Joel Walton | Dec 20, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
Facebook has done a great job of helping people stay in touch over long times and distances, and that’s terrific! I have a list of old navy buddies I’ve been able to keep in touch with as wall as distance relatives – So it’s nice to be about to...
by Joel Walton | Dec 20, 2017 | Counseling, General Interest, Life Transitions, Resilience
Hi. I’m Joel and I’m a firm believer in Jesus Christ! The introduction above is similar to that of many Celebrate Recovery introductions. Celebrate Recovery is a program I often recommend to people who are struggling with an assortment of issues and may be exactly...
by Joel Walton | Nov 9, 2017 | Counseling, General Interest
There are a lot of myths in regards to Christian counseling. Probably the biggest myth is that Christian counseling is about telling people what God wants them to do! Today’s Christian counseling is not about telling you what to do or believe, but rather...
by Joel Walton | Oct 25, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions
A lot of mothers love the idea of staying home and raising their own kids, and some moms stay at home because it’s the most economical way to care for the children. Many feel God’s put it on their hearts to stay at home for their children. Unfortunately,...
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 | Jul 24, 2017 | General Interest, Resilience
Have you ever heard of the Bayeux Tapestry? (Watch a short Youtube video about it HERE) It’s a 230 feet long medieval tapestry (that’s about the length of 3 swimming pools) depicting the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The longest tapestry in the world, it now...
by Joel Walton | Jun 14, 2017 | General Interest, Life Transitions
I recently returned from a training about the use of Meditation and Mindful Awareness, the practice of maintaining a moment by moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and environment. It was explored in depth as a method for helping clients to stay present and reduce...
by Joel Walton | Jun 12, 2017 | Counseling, General Interest
Last month I posted an article on knowing when to seek counseling. Because I understand that people have many more questions in regard to counseling, I wanted to offer more help by answering a lot of common questions. My goal is debunk a few myths, offer clarity, and...
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...
