by Roger Jones | May 14, 2019 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
One big challenge that many parents face is actually getting their teenagers to talk about ANYTHING. This is especially true of “serious” topics and especially, especially true of anything related to sex. The intensity of emotions and feelings related to our sexuality...
by Roger Jones | Apr 24, 2019 | Addiction, Family & Friends, WGA Blog
If you are like most parents, navigating the ever-changing technological advances and easy access teens have to pornography is daunting. It is a challenge to know where to begin to address the issues with teens. There are a couple of different approaches to helping...
by Jill Huston | Sep 25, 2018 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Mark Twain once wrote, “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at age 80 and gradually approach 18.” My grandchildren (3 of them) are in middle school. How is that possible? It seems like just yesterday I was there myself! How can we communicate how...
by Jill Huston | Aug 21, 2018 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
Your kingdom is built in what is right and fair. Love and truth are in all you do. Psalm 89:14 100% grace, 100% truth, no compromise. I learned this motto of Where Grace Abounds very early when we came to the ministry. It is the motto and the ideal that this ministry...
by Anonymous | Jul 10, 2018 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
It’s been over a decade since we learned that our son is gay. You’d think I’d be used to it by now. I’m not. I’m sitting in Sunday school and a man several rows back brings up the “sin of homosexuality” and declares that the church isn’t “hard enough” on that sin. It...
by Jill Huston | Mar 8, 2018 | Family & Friends, WGA Blog
I firmly believe that parenting is one of the most challenging jobs we could ever choose; and yet, one of the most rewarding. It is easy to underestimate the commitment made as you begin the journey. However, it doesn’t take much time to realize we will never perfect...
