"Good Grief"
Here's what my prayers have sounded like this past month of May: "What in the world are You doing, Lord?" "Where the heck are You?" "I...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Apr 25
- 4 min
"Changes"
Anyone who knows me knows that if you want to make my day, get to know me better, or bribe me to get out of the house, you must have a...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Mar 28
- 5 min
"I'm Glad It's Bad"
I had a moment a couple of nights ago where, after a long bout of ugly crying before the Lord, I began to think about the last couple of...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Feb 28
- 11 min
"Fearless & Focused"
Before you begin reading, do me a favor. Leave any and all forms of holier-than-thou, self-righteous, shame-on-you pride on the other...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Feb 1
- 6 min
"The Wizard of Oz"
Picture this: The year is 2020. January 2020. I'm working two jobs—one as a waitress, the other as a shift supervisor at a clothing...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Dec 28, 2020
- 7 min
"Brand New"
When I first started blogging my freshman year of high school, I originally treated it like an online journal, meaning, whatever thoughts...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Nov 29, 2020
- 7 min
"You."
One of the craziest realizations about life is that there is only one person out there you have no choice but to spend the rest of your...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Oct 25, 2020
- 6 min
"Faith vs Feelings"
In this corner, we've got one of the biggest, baddest fighters of all time. It can move mountains. It pleases God. It is the evidence of...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Sep 27, 2020
- 5 min
"Watch Your Mind"
If you're anything like me, you have full-blown, over-coffee conversations with yourself in your head all the time. During the day when...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Aug 30, 2020
- 7 min
"People"
Driving in the car with one of my closest friends came a song that inspired this month's blog post. It was a song that started off with a...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jul 26, 2020
- 3 min
"Crazy Ex-God"
Oh no, you're thinking. You messed up. And, this might be your worst mistake. Now, your conscious is unclear. Your nerves are shot....
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jun 28, 2020
- 5 min
"Show Me Shrewd"
One thing I've learned about Jesus after almost six years of walking with Him? He's so much fun to be around. He's the type of person you...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
"Power to the Weak"
Dear reader, If you are feeling weak in any way, I'm writing this blog post to you. I wish I could say I'm blogging this month in high...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Apr 26, 2020
- 5 min
"Won't He Do It?"
Have you ever just wanted to give God a call? I'm talking about having an actual number from Him in your contacts, digits to dial up when...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Mar 29, 2020
- 4 min
"All in This Together"
Oh, God...do I have a symptom? Someone MY AGE just got the virus. Could it be that I'm next? Have I always gotten migraines like this? I...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Feb 24, 2020
- 6 min
"The Lust of Our Lives"
Okay. We’ve tiptoed around it long enough. It’s time to talk about lust. And, not just talk about it in the way you already might’ve...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
"When the Rooster Crows"
5, 4, 3, 2, 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR! The ball drops, the confetti is thrown, people kiss, loud music plays, and just like the fireworks in...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Dec 29, 2019
- 6 min
"YOU Do It"
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on." —Exodus 14:15 Woah, woah, woah, God. Say...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Nov 24, 2019
- 5 min
"The Problem with Answered Prayers"
True or False: When God answers your prayer, it will be exactly like how you expected. False, you say? I agree. True, you may argue?...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Oct 27, 2019
- 6 min
"Out of Shape"
If you always feel like you never really fit in, like you can't truly connect with anyone else, as if you don't belong anywhere...
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