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Don’t forget to take out the trash!!
So as I was getting everyone to school this morning I noticed a strange smell in my truck. I couldn’t pinpoint it right away so I...
MichelleRena
Apr 17, 20232 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
Five Essential Self Care Tips For International Women’s Day
Ladies, In the spirit of this beautiful day my hope is that every woman reading this post finds peace and rest. We all do so much...
MichelleRena
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Transformation in Progress…
I always told myself I would never be able to lose weight or be fit, I would never run or lift weights because it is what is. I had been...
MichelleRena
Mar 7, 20231 min read
A tribute to my greatest female influencers
Happy Self Care Sunday! It's so funny to me! I will have all of these grand plans for posts, actually write them out, and forget to post...
MichelleRena
Mar 5, 20234 min read
23 years of healing…thank you Jill Scott
Have you ever experienced trauma and had a soundtrack for it? This was words and sounds for me. I loved the music so much but the person...
MichelleRena
Mar 4, 20231 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
Transformation begins in your mind…
This is a pic of my knee brace...here's why it matters to me. So to give a little background to the pic this year will make year three...
MichelleRena
Jan 3, 20234 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
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
Grateful for Self Control
Hey y’all hey!! Today (and most days truthfully) I am grateful for self control. I have come a long way from allowing my emotions to...
MichelleRena
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Grateful for the pivot
Riding in to work today minding my Black Girl Magic filled business and I get a call from one of my team members who needed me to step in...
MichelleRena
Nov 8, 20221 min read
Grateful for the reset!
Remember how I wrote about the power of unconditional friendships well I got to enjoy some of that. This weekend I did something I never...
MichelleRena
Nov 7, 20222 min read
I’m Grateful for my Unconditional Friendships
Can we talk about how amazing it is to have unconditional friendships… You know what I mean…the friendships that aren’t contingent on you...
MichelleRena
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Thank You God! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
In the spirit of gratitude, I can't move forward without acknowledging the source of my strength. As they say in the old school Baptist...
MichelleRena
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Tis the season to be thankful…
Happy November y'all! I make a promise each month to blog more but the way life been lifing...I have only been able to drop a few one...
MichelleRena
Nov 1, 20222 min read
If I chose to fly
What would happen if I chose to fly Would I be scared as the ground got farther and farther away Or would I feel free Light as a feather...
Monica Odom
Oct 23, 20221 min read
I Didn't Make It...
So I said I was gonna write in May, but I didn't make It. The entire month of May, I navigated the challenges of my own mental health and the mental health of those around me and I didn't have the capacity to write about It. I fought the fight alone most days, but those who check on me constantly, like Mon, and the K-Squad, saw the spiral happening in real time and finally my homegirl said when are you going to call your therapist because this isn't you friend! I meet with my
MichelleRena
2 days ago3 min read
2026 - Revelation
Once you know, you can't unknow. So be careful when you ask for things to be revealed, if you aren't prepared to deal with the revelation.
Monica Odom
May 81 min read
Book Review: The Bridge Back to You by Riss M. Neilson
Favorite quote: "I never really did fall out of love. I just learned to live without her."
Monica Odom
Apr 302 min read
Book Review: The Perfection of A Moment by Kimberly Brown
Favorite Quote: "I'm not perfect, but she'll always get the best parts of me." - Hiram asking Mr. and Mrs. Solomon for their blessing to propose to Ximena.
Monica Odom
Apr 232 min read
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