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THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN PARENTING DURING HALLOWEEN (PART I)
I discuss some things that are likely on many Christian parents' minds during this season. This is a two-part Halloween series.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 24, 20225 min read


The Different Skin We Are All In: Race vs Ethnicity
I discuss race as it pertains to skin color and other physical features. I also highlight some institutions that supported white supremacy.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 16, 20227 min read


AMERICA, LEAVE SEX ED TO PARENTS
In this post, I talk about an interesting youtube video that was sent to me and its implications for Christian parenting.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 11, 20226 min read


A MERE CHRISTIAN PHYSICIAN
In this post, I discuss how getting personal and grieving with my patients has made me a better doctor and human being.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 2, 20229 min read


PONDERING ANGLICAN REFORMATION
Many Christian denominations seem to going through a reformation process and Anglicanism is no exception.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 23, 20227 min read


THE LITTLE MERMAID IS BLACK BUT...
I more or less live under a rock of my own choosing until things not directly related to my life command my attention. I like it that...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 17, 20226 min read


THE COST OF THE CALLING
I have been battling extreme exhaustion for the past few days. I came off of an especially tough five-day stretch at the hospital three...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 8, 20228 min read


THERE IS NOTHING CUTE ABOUT RUDE KIDS
I was at the grocery store recently waiting in line at the pharmacy. The lady in front of me was at the counter waiting for her...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 31, 20229 min read


A THERAPEUTIC TIRADE
Dear Reader, I am fresh off of a 75-hour stretch of hospital work within the span of five days. I am slowly emerging from my zombie-like...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 25, 202211 min read


WHEN FICTION IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
'I need to be white.' This is what my ultra-cocoa, brown-skinned four-year-old daughter says to me as I’m twisting her thick, curly hair...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 11, 20226 min read


MONSTERS OF OUR OWN MAKING
Our dreams for our children begin long before they are born. We want to do more than just provide for them, we want to shower them with...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 3, 20225 min read


MY OWN WORSE CRITIC
My internal dialogue is not the healthiest. The combination of being a naturally insecure person who was raised by a well-meaning,...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 1, 20224 min read


WHITE-WASHED TOMBSTONES
My pastor doesn’t shy away from tackling tough or weighty matters in his sermons. This past Sunday was no different as he zeroed in on...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 18, 20226 min read


MY THOUGHTS ON THE 'SHE SPEAKS' CONFERENCE
I’m what’s affectionately known as a compensated introvert. At times I compensate well and at other times I do so poorly but I am almost...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 16, 20226 min read


GUNLUST AND A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
The soundtrack of my early childhood was incredibly violent. I was raised in the ghettos of the Waterhouse district in Kingston, Jamaica....

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 9, 20227 min read


DEATH, UNCERTAINTY, AND THE VALUE OF OUR TIME
I once thought that being the smartest person in the room made you the best doctor. After I graduated from residency and experienced...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 8, 20225 min read


A REFLECTIVE HIATUS
I didn’t exactly plan to take a hiatus from writing for the past month. It started out as a very busy work stretch at the hospital,...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 7, 20224 min read


ELEGY FOR THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF UVALDE
I have been pondering the Uvalde mass shooting event quite a bit lately. After every mass shooting event, I get quiet and start thinking....

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jun 8, 20225 min read


RESTORING THE PIECES OF MY FRACTURED FAITH
Today we baptized our kids in the Anglican tradition. If anyone had told me that we would be taking this route five years ago I would...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jun 5, 20225 min read


BREAKING WITH DENIAL: THE STORY OF US (PART 2)
Around 2010 or so, my husband had another major psychiatric episode. We were living in the same household by then but I was away...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 27, 20229 min read
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