by Mary Heathman | Dec 7, 2021 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
It seems appropriate to take a deeper dive into feelings about family gatherings again in this blog post. I talk with folks every day whose family relationships are stressed, sometimes in crisis—and for them, thinking about their family holiday gatherings brings on...
by Mary Heathman | Nov 30, 2021 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Norman Rockwell paintings graced the cover of The Saturday Evening Post for years. His take on what family celebrations should look like became the ideal in many minds. The 1943 painting, Freedom from Want, depicted the hoped-for scenario for American families as...
by Mary Heathman | Oct 26, 2021 | WGA Blog
A 1998 film, Hope Floats, is the story of a hurt and rejected wife (Sandra Bullock) and her daughter who return to the small town of her childhood to heal and rebuild her life. She sinks into a depression and after a time, her mother (Gena Rowland) speaks into her...
by Mary Heathman | Sep 28, 2021 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Every Thursday night, at a WGA meeting, small groups form to support one another through the thick and thin of life circumstances. Some of the stories are hard to hear. As we listen to each other, we feel the pain and sorrow—partly out of empathy for pain...
by Mary Heathman | Aug 31, 2021 | WGA Blog
When I have the opportunity, I like to lead a Sunday School Class on the topic of Contentment. I usually start with an opening exercise, asking the class to finish the sentence for themselves, “If I were truly contented, then… The responses come from all over...
