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Cherish the Days
Enjoy the Little Moments But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand...

MichelleRena
Apr 23, 20242 min read


A Prayer for Patience Through Grace
As a mom, I know that patience is something we all need to have more of and so do our kids too! I know you feel me! There are days when...

MichelleRena
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Embracing the Holy Spirit Everyday
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. JOHN 10:27 ESV Some of us know when God is talking to us, while others...

MichelleRena
Apr 21, 20242 min read


Stop Comparing: There’s no one like you
For so many days my thoughts were plagued as it related to Kai and her Autism diagnosis with things like “I should’ve done this”, “I...

MichelleRena
Apr 19, 20243 min read


About Grace: I Gotta Be Me!
”But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more...

MichelleRena
Apr 18, 20243 min read


Repurposing the Stress in Blessings
I had a supervisor in the past that would constantly remind of Philippians 4:6-7 whenever my anxiety for home or work would overtake me....

MichelleRena
Apr 17, 20244 min read


Autism Doesn’t Have A Look
It’s in our human nature to judge others. We judge people for their actions, their choices, and sometimes even for their physical...

MichelleRena
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Made for this
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.” LUKE 1:30 NIV This weekend after another doctors...

MichelleRena
Apr 15, 20243 min read


Restoration
Before I even begin, let me address the elephant in the room. You all hadn’t heard from me since September 2023! I know, I know! Trust...

MichelleRena
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Angered Gratitude
This post has been sitting since August. I couldn't finish it because well, my emotions wouldn't let me. Sacred Rage Pissed off joy My...
Monica Odom
Sep 14, 20231 min read
It’s Growing Season!
Check out today's Daily Deposit! It’s May which means it’s graduation season but not just for students! It’s also graduation season for...

MichelleRena
May 25, 20231 min read


My Daily Bread is Prayer
I know I say it all the time, but Life really do be LIFE-ing but I am determined to continue to comandeer the life I desire for myself...

MichelleRena
Apr 16, 20232 min read


Not your average Resurrection Day story
Last night I watched a movie called "Praise This" starring Chlöe Bailey on Peacock and boy did it open up a can of emotional worms. I...

MichelleRena
Apr 9, 20232 min read


An ode to my mental health…
***Disclaimer*** I have been writing posts and not publishing them because I needed to journal but was ready to have the actual...

MichelleRena
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Parenthood...the toughest hood
Yall...tomorrow I will have been a mother by birth for 13 years! (I've been a mother by love for about 20.) Nothing in life could have...
Monica Odom
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Vision in 2023
"Hey, big head!" *me talking to myself* 2023 feels flirty. I have never done a vision board. It only recently became a blip on my...
Monica Odom
Jan 1, 20231 min read


2022 Closeout
The new me was birthed earlier this year, I'm just waiting on the new year to catch up. As I reflect on 2022 and prepare to enter the new...

MichelleRena
Dec 31, 20223 min read


2022 Reflections
Hey, fam!!! It's been too damn long. Yeah, I know. I'm the one that controls that. I've been in Germany for almost 5 months, and let's...
Monica Odom
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Compassion Vs Conflict
It’s that time of year again. You know where we like to pretend everything is ok until New Year's Day when we go back to our true nature....
Monica Odom
Dec 10, 20222 min read


Purpose
Purpose. It comes up a lot. What's my purpose? Why am I here? A lot of times, purpose is portrayed as this grand, visible thing that puts...
Monica Odom
Dec 6, 20221 min read


Book Review: Informed Consent by KC Mills
"Our commitments to those we love sometimes cloud our ability to truly exist. It's so easy to fade into the shadows trying to be what others need us to be."
Monica Odom
7 hours ago3 min read


Sneaky little bum foot...
Remember, when I was working out every single day! Listen, the way I have had to cut back on regular life things simply because I couldn't walk...like for real walk...has been the absolute worst. I pushed through for most of 2025 and it wasn't until I dropped a dumbbell on my foot in late September and there was no more pushing it until later. So I had a keratoma removed from my foot today after nearly a year of hobbling around and walking like Viola Davis in Fences… I tried

MichelleRena
Feb 182 min read
Life Comes At You Fast...
Honestly, I am in a mind space where all I can express is gratitude for how far God has brought me. So much has happened in such a short time span. I am struggling to find a way to write this current chapter which is weird. But whenever it begins to flow freely, I will let it. I won't hold back. Until then, I will just keep posting. I met with my therapist last Friday and she expressed how proud she is of me. I told her that she is phenomenal and I am grateful that she helped

MichelleRena
Feb 161 min read


Book Review: Implied Consent by KC Mills
Skylar is his plus one to a wedding, and his ex, Shelby, is in the wedding party. Sir...why didn't you tell her this?!?!
Monica Odom
Feb 163 min read
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