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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.

A Challenge for 2014

Posted on January 6, 2014 by James Gorton

Can you believe it’s January 6, 2014.  It seems like only yesterday that Christmas was here and now it’s time for Tyler and Carter to go back to school.  It was about this time 45 years ago that a pastor … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Words On the Last Day of 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by James Gorton

Today is December 31, 2013.  Today is a day of reflection as well as anticipation.  Reflection on all the things that have taken place during 2013.  Trips to Virginia Beach to visit my daughter, her husband, and my two wonderful … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on December 20, 2013 by James Gorton

As we enter the next couple of weeks seeing family, visiting friends, opening presents, taking gifts back, watching infinite football games, and eating too much candy, take some time to remember the reason for this season.  Christ came to this … Continue reading →

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The Most Unusual Gift

Posted on December 18, 2013 by James Gorton

Tis the season for giving gifts to our children, our mother and father, aunts, uncles, cousins, spouses, bosses, employees, mail person, next door neighbor.  The list goes on and on.  As new relationships develop, new obligations form for gift giving. … Continue reading →

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Second Anniversary

Posted on December 17, 2013 by James Gorton

Today is our second wedding anniversary.  It seems like time flies sometimes.  Nadine and I have been reminiscing this morning over a cup of coffee about the two years and all that has happened during that time.  We have made … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: Two Tales

Posted on December 16, 2013 by James Gorton

Carter and I went to Las Vegas a week ago for a lacrosse tournament.  He had 5 games over the Friday to Sunday event with teams from 6 different states represented.  His first game was at 8 pm on Friday … Continue reading →

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Gluttony

Posted on November 25, 2013 by James Gorton

Victoria and Debi arrived into Phoenix on Saturday from Chicago and Virginia Beach with our two grand kids to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Unfortunately my vision of food intake and my stomach capacity don’t match and I find myself being a glutton … Continue reading →

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Menacing Things

Posted on November 22, 2013 by James Gorton

Monty is our cavalier King Charles Spaniel and he has a gripe.  He hates and I mean hates hawks that fly over our property periodically to bother the king.  He sometimes brings a few friends who sit up in the eucalyptus … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Priorities

Posted on November 20, 2013 by James Gorton

From the time I was a little boy I loved sports.  At the age of 4 my dad was coaching Seibert’s little league in the summer.  He had me chasing foul balls, collecting the bats, and organizing helmets for the … Continue reading →

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One Swallow Doesn’t Make A Summer

Posted on November 19, 2013 by James Gorton

I would imagine that when you looked at this title you wondered, “What in the world is he saying now?”  You might have had your mind go to your physical body and wonder if it had anything to do with … Continue reading →

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