"Me VS. Me"
A pivotal moment in my faith journey occurred when I was rudely interrupted in the middle of playing the blame game. I was wildly...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jul 31
- 5 min
"If They Only Knew..."
I've heard it said before that every human heart desires one thing & one thing only: To be fully known, and at the same time, fully...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jun 26
- 4 min
“Parents Are People”
Mother’s Day came around. Then came Father’s Day. And, you might not have known how to feel. You who grew up not being cared for,...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- May 29
- 5 min
"Hurt That Can Heal"
How do you summarize a twenty-one year (& counting) story of God's goodness into one teeny tiny blog post? Well, today, ladies and...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Apr 24
- 4 min
"Wound for Wound"
"AHA!" I exclaimed after reading Exodus 21:23-24. "You said it yourself, Lord! 'But if there is further injury, the punishment must match...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Mar 27
- 4 min
"Hello, Hijack!"
Your palms are sweaty. Your heart is thumping. Your chest gets tight. You're...triggered. And, because you're triggered, you're tempted...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Feb 27
- 6 min
"How to Give Up"
Now, I know what you're thinking based off of the title: What kind of a blog post is this going to be?!? Aren't we not EVER supposed to...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jan 30
- 8 min
"Grow Up"
Last time you heard from me on the blog, I took you back to a vulnerable moment I had when I was just a little girl. Nine-years-old, a...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Dec 27, 2021
- 6 min
"Especially You"
Maybe it was something I said, I remember thinking, as the camp counselor called for lights out and the room went dark. I slipped into...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
"Meant To Be"
"So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them." — Genesis 1:27...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
"See Your Sin"
Don't worry. I'm not going to condemn you. I would imagine that to be the expectation most of you have had before clicking this post....
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Sep 26, 2021
- 14 min
"Where People-Pleasing Ends"
This time around last year, I logged onto this very blog and sat at this very keyboard I'm sitting at today and wrote about one of my...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Aug 29, 2021
- 3 min
"Reality Check"
When a tragedy occurs, an injustice happens, and the world is going through a crisis, whether the world realizes it or not, everyone...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jul 26, 2021
- 5 min
"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not"
Three reasons why I love having a blog: I'm able to go back, read posts, and remember how silly I used to think. My do's and don't's list...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
"I Want to Know You"
So, you've prayed the prayer, read the verses, subscribed to free trainings on how to get delivered, and yet, you still don't...
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Ayana Symone ♡
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
"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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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