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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 20, 20245 min read
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...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 4, 20244 min read
These Bones Will Dance Again
I had an incredibly helpful yet potentially devastating revelation recently. I was reflecting on some recent tense conversations my...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 29, 20234 min read
Visions, Dreams, & Inner Monsters
Americans—immigrants and non-immigrants alike--are encouraged to dream. How many sappy movies are out there about characters chasing...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 27, 20226 min read
THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN PARENTING DURING HALLOWEEN (PART II)
I conclude my two-part series on Halloween on an optimistic note that ended up surprising me. The article ends with a two-question poll and
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 24, 20225 min read
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.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 11, 20226 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.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 17, 20226 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...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 31, 20229 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...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 3, 20225 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...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 27, 20229 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...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 25, 20223 min read
BREAKING WITH DENIAL: THE STORY OF US (PART 1)
Once upon a time in 2007, I met and later married a pastor's son. He was about two years out from a psychotic break and I was not even a...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 8, 20225 min read
SOME THOUGHTS ON PARENTING A SPECIAL NEEDS LITTLE GIRL
When I first found out I was pregnant with a girl, I cried. These were not tears of joy but racking sobs from a place of deep distress. ...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Apr 6, 20227 min read
A MISEDUCATION IN LOVE UNDER FIRE
A friend asked me recently when I fell in love with my husband. I honestly didn’t know how to answer. Our courtship was hardly...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Apr 4, 20225 min read
THE LIFE-SUCKING PRIVILEGE OF PARENTING
I haven’t been a parent for very long. Our oldest is four years old. It took nearly three years for us to conceive and a seemingly...
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