Author Archives: James Gorton

About James Gorton

I am happily married to Nadine, a person I've known for 20+ years. She and her late husband owned Airpark Auto Service where I took my car for years. Four years after my wife died we began dating and the rest is history. We have a blended family of 6 children between us and love visiting them across this country. We recently had our third grandchild between us. We love to hike, bike and ski. I am a psychologist and do relational life coaching for marriages and families primarily. I love what I do and never get tired of seeing marriages and families move to more healthy places in their lives. Five years ago my oldest daughter Deborah encouraged me to begin writing my thought into a blog I call my Jlog (Jim's log). I have become more and more passionate in connecting everyday experiences to spiritual truths. I hope that as you read my Jlog, you will gain insight into your personal life and experience true growth in your personal and relational life.

Dead Grass

Posted on February 9, 2023 by James Gorton

We have lived in Colorado for 4+ years. The front of our house is facing south so our backyard is facing north (obviously). Every year we have shoveled our patio snow onto the grass and it piles up and stays … Continue reading →

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Definite Read

Posted on June 17, 2020 by James Gorton

On June 1, 2020, my oldest daughter Deborah wrote her first book entitled Embracing Uncomfortable; Facing our fears while pursuing our purpose. Gary Chapman, who wrote the best selling book 5 Love Languages wrote a wonderful forward to the book. … Continue reading →

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Worries Impacting our Perspective

Posted on April 27, 2020 by James Gorton

The pandemic of the coronavirus has done a number on our worrying about our life. Tens of thousands of people throughout the world have died because of the virus. Hundreds of thousands have been hospitalized. The virus has crippled the … Continue reading →

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Picky Birds

Posted on April 19, 2020 by James Gorton

I love feeding birds. I have been doing it for years. I know that if I don’t feed the birds, they will get fed, but I love sitting outside fairly close to the bird feeder and watching the birds as … Continue reading →

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Spring in Colorado

Posted on March 28, 2020 by James Gorton

In Colorado you never know what you will wake up to. This is what we saw when we put our feet to the floor and opened the shades. God can bring beauty to your personal circumstances to change our perspective. … Continue reading →

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Embracing Uncomfortable

Posted on March 25, 2020 by James Gorton

Being a proud person is not necessarily a good quality to have, but when it comes to my children, I am proud of all of them. They have given me great joy as they journey through life. One event that … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Trash . . .

Posted on March 15, 2020 by James Gorton

You have heard the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Well it can be said of your’s truly. Nadine and I drove to Owasso to help my youngest daughter move from Oklahoma to Colorado. We have been packing … Continue reading →

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Playing the Victim

Posted on March 6, 2020 by James Gorton

When we talk about the word victim, most of us shy away from identifying with the word because it carries a negative connotation and we don’t want to be aligned with negative messages. But we all have played the victim … Continue reading →

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When Parents are Abusive

Posted on March 5, 2020 by James Gorton

We hear from children as well as from grown adults about the abuse they experienced growing up. The issue seems to have become more pronounced in our society today than a generation ago. The media as well as TV programs … Continue reading →

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Where We Put Our Perspective Changes Everything

Posted on March 5, 2020 by James Gorton

 Over the past few weeks we have become aware of a new enemy that has taken thousands of lives. It’s called the corona virus. It started in China and has spread to various countries in Europe and has now been … Continue reading →

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