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LOVE IS BLIND AND WISDOM IS FAR-SIGHTED
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 225 min read
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GRIT, GRIME, AND THE GIFT ON THE OTHER SIDE
Paul Brand in his well-known book, The Gift of Pain , proposes that pain is a gift of GOD that is meant to protect us from danger and...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 275 min read
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN...
If reading about my life makes you uncomfortable then STOP READING. Better yet, unsubscribe. This is what writers do. We learn how to...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 251 min read
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CONTENDING WITH COMPLICATED TRUTHS (PART 2)
“I guess its message is more important than its circumstance…” -Cynthia Erivo As promised, here is the remainder of my list of...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 247 min read
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CONTENDING WITH COMPLICATED TRUTHS (PART 1)
One of my favorite scenes from Hamilton is “Satisfied.” I identified immediately with Angelica Schuyler’s role as the eldest sister...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 235 min read
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THE SEA OF MULTI-COLORED GHOSTS
John Mark Comer once said something like this: (and I'm paraphrasing here) If we spend roughly 1/3 of our lives sleeping by design, then...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 214 min read
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INTERNAL DISQUIET
I tried to turn off my cell phone today. I recall being able to do so relatively easily in times past, but a recent update must have...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 205 min read
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THE BONE GATHERING: SEPARATING LIFE AND DEATH…
The outpouring of concern and responses to my last post was unexpected. I had no inkling how many people were reading and cared so...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 20, 20245 min read
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These Bones Will Dance Again
I had an incredibly helpful yet potentially devastating revelation recently. I was reflecting on some recent tense conversations my...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 4, 20244 min read
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WOUNDS, WORRIES, AND CHECKING FALSE HUMILITY AT THE DOOR
When you’re a person who is practiced at practicing humility, it eventually becomes easy to get prideful about how humble you are. Weird...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 27, 20245 min read
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My First of July Lament
This has been a less than stellar year. My hopes that it would miraculously turn around were abandoned somewhere around the Ides of...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 1, 20244 min read
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Musings on Doctor's Day 2024
2024 was heralded by the distinct sound of glass shattering against linoleum--thousands of champagne flutes in rapid succession. So...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 29, 20246 min read
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When Nice Becomes Unkind
I haven't blogged in over five months. This wasn't intentional, but a natural byproduct of needing to, once again, examine my motives, do...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 22, 20245 min read
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EXCESS, HOARDING, & MEASURES OF EARTHLY SUCCESS
Confronting my consumerist demons

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 27, 20237 min read
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Visions, Dreams, & Inner Monsters
Americans—immigrants and non-immigrants alike--are encouraged to dream. How many sappy movies are out there about characters chasing...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 29, 20234 min read
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GETTING REAL ABOUT RACIAL TRAUMA
Is racial trauma a thing? I talk about why it is.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 8, 20237 min read
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G-D and Country
In America, Christians are largely known for professing faith while living faithless lives. The Bible and cross are mere photo props here.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 25, 20235 min read
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I KNOW WHY THE CAGED (JAMAICAN) TIGER SINGS
I pride myself on being self-aware. All good writers are incredibly introspective. Writers in my preferred genres (personal essays and...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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RELIGIOUS IDENTITY DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED & DEFENDED
I am a big fan of the writings of Tish Harrison Warren--a female Anglican priest in a denomination largely divided on whether or not...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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A Prayer for Someone Who Sees Me As Their Enemy
Gracious Father in Heaven I lift up this Precious One before you Someone you lovingly knit together in their mother's womb and imbued...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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