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.

Sabbath

Posted on February 27, 2011 by James Gorton

Sunday, February 27, 2011 I’m taking off today and will have a new post for tomorrow. For those who follow my sons lacrosse, they finished league play with a win so they are 9-1 and second in the state going … Continue reading →

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Like Father, Like Son

Posted on February 26, 2011 by James Gorton

Saturday, February 26, 2011 A few years ago Carter came home from school and I asked him what he did at school. He responded that he had counseled 7 of his friends. I was dumbfounded and after picking my jaw … Continue reading →

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Negative Words

Posted on February 25, 2011 by James Gorton

Friday, February 25, 2011 Parenting is a nonstop job. There are infinite areas where ones skills need to come into play in seeking to place a child on the right road and keep that child there. Yesterday I got a … Continue reading →

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Hancock

Posted on February 24, 2011 by James Gorton

Friday, February 25, 2011 Tonight after supper, Carter and I had some father/son time by watching a movie I had never watched. He had an assignment for school to put advertisements into one of five categories so the students would … Continue reading →

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Magnetic Personality

Posted on February 23, 2011 by James Gorton

Thursday February 24, 2011 How would you like to hang around someone who in the course of a few years lost a husband and two sons and when asked her name, she called herself Mara which means bitter. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Doing Your Own Thing–Part II

Posted on February 22, 2011 by James Gorton

Tuesday February 22, 2011 This jlog is a continuation of yesterday’s regarding the phrase “Everyone did what they saw fit.” in Part II I want to look at the effects of a society that has the mindset of doing whatever … Continue reading →

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Doing Your Own Thing

Posted on February 21, 2011 by James Gorton

Monday February 21,2011 I have been reading in the book of Judges over the last few days and a phrase in the NIV came to my attention a couple of times that cause me to ponder it and look to … Continue reading →

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7-1

Posted on February 19, 2011 by James Gorton

Saturday February 19, 2011 This j-log is going to be a bragging jlog plain and simple! The outlaw team that traveled down to Tucson this morning came away with a 15-5 victory and improved the lacrosse team record to 7-1 … Continue reading →

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Devastating Vow

Posted on February 18, 2011 by James Gorton

Friiday February 18, 2011 I have thought about Jephthah the reject judge of Gilead who had a great victory over the Ammonites. But before he claimed victory he made a vow to the Lord before he went into battle in … Continue reading →

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Reject in Charge

Posted on February 17, 2011 by James Gorton

Thursday, February 17, 2011 How many of you have experienced rejection in your life? How about wanting a job and the answer was, “We have already filled that position with someone else.” How many of you have been turned down … Continue reading →

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