by Mary Heathman | Oct 20, 2020 | WGA Blog
In 1986, in my living room, alone in the house, I grappled with a powerful call on my life that I knew was beyond anything I was equipped to do. I wasn’t really regretting my prayer a few months before, “Lord, if you will show me what works, I want to be part of the...
by Roger Jones | Oct 13, 2020 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
We are pleased to have a special guest speaker at WGA’s weekly support group meeting this week. Dr. Julia Sadusky coauthored the book Emerging Gender Identities: Understanding the Diverse Experiences of Today’s Youth, along with Dr. Mark Yarhouse. She will be...
by Scott Kingry | Oct 5, 2020 | WGA Blog
It was a typical scene. We were on our way home from a fun weekend overnight get-away to the mountains. Five guys were packed in the car since it’s about a 3 hour drive and I was in my usual seat. Being a “petite” as I like to call it, means I’m a man of slight...
by Adam Skinner | Sep 29, 2020 | WGA Blog
When I was a kid, I had a debilitating fear of being seen. Like a lot of us, I was mercilessly bullied in grade school, told that I was stupid, ugly, awkward, and that it would be better for everybody if I just disappeared and stopped polluting others’ lives. So I...
by Mary Heathman | Sep 23, 2020 | WGA Blog
God called me back to basics as the new year rolled into view. My blog post to that affect was posted in January, 2020. What basics? After all the wrestling and questioning, it came down to one basic, a familiar call: “Mary, Mary, Mary”….”you so easily forget the...
by Roger Jones | Sep 15, 2020 | WGA Blog
When dealing with stress, busy-ness, or weariness (or all 3), one’s good and helpful practices of self-care are typically one of the first things to go out the window. During the last 6+ months of this pandemic, I’ve noticed that I am more weary than is typical for...
