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Lost Sheep
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is significant to me because I have a mental illness. I have schizoaffective disorder a...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
May 1, 20242 min read
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Waiting on God
I’ve always said, “patience is not one of my virtues”. I don’t like to wait for God to answer my prayers. I want them NOW. Even when I...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 20, 20242 min read
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Are You Rich?
For Sunday school today we discussed 1 Timothy 6:17-19. The Message version says it like this: “Tell those rich in this world's wealth to...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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Blessed
I’m a grandma!! My perfect grandson was born 3/29/24. To say I feel blessed is an understatement. It wasn’t clear I’d be able to have a...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 7, 20242 min read
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The Importance of Friendship
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friends. It’s fun to have someone to have coffee with and visit. But it’s even more important to have...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Mar 17, 20242 min read
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Stop!
Stop expecting me to walk, talk, or dress like you. Stop judging me for who I love. Stop looking at the fat on my body and thinking I...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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The Five Senses
I attended the recent Wild Church. If you’re not familiar with it, Wild Church is an opportunity to move outside the sanctuary to...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 24, 20242 min read
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Grief
Lately I’ve been praying for God’s guidance for what I should be doing to serve Her. I’ve frequently signed up for anything that comes...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 11, 20242 min read
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Praise God
I have had a challenging life and an interesting faith journey. It took years to heal from severe childhood hurts and adult health...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Can I just be real?
Mental Illness SUCKS! I HATE IT! I want to live my life. I want to be happy about becoming a grandma. I want to be excited about upcoming...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Semantics
There are a lot of complainers about “politically correct terms”. They miss the point. Language is important. Using terms that uplift...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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What Would Happen?
What would happen if we respected each other? If we separated views from parties and divisions. If we looked at each other as children of...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 14, 20241 min read
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Share the Love
I’m basically a very shy person. I’ve learned over the years to be more outgoing and personable, but it takes a lot of intentional...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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Grateful Heart
The women’s group at my church met this past week for the annual white elephant gift exchange. It was a wonderful evening spent with good...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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God loves everyone!
I believe having a relationship with God is just as varied and fulfilling as any relationship we have. It’s real and vibrant. The story...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Our Savior is Born!
I love decorating our house for the holidays. I have multiple bins filled with decorations, candles, ornaments, special towels for a...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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Choice
I’ve written before about my feelings about choice with mental illness. When I hear statements about how we should “choose joy” or...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 18, 20232 min read
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The Church That Almost Died
My church is in the process of blending our Methodist congregation with a Lutheran congregation. It’s been an interesting journey. It...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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A Time for Everything
Over the last month or so, I’ve watched the trees change to vibrant red, orange and yellow leaves. Now, as I look out the window, I see...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Why Have You Abandoned Me?
Today was another session of “Wild Church” where we go to a park and walk the trails as an opportunity to experience God in nature. It...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 28, 20232 min read
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