Y'all, I ain't never been this excited to get my period. According to the Cleveland Clinic, " Stress can cause light, late or nonexistent periods — which may eventually create a hormonal imbalance" and baby the way my five o'clock shadow has been increasing over the past few months is a clear indicator that my hormones are imbalanced. I haven't experienced a period in nearly four months. I could feel my body tensing up from chronic stress. The last time I was this stressed ou

You already know the rest of the saying. Some days it feels like everything that can go wrong, does. And honestly, no matter how positive you are, it begins to chip at you little by little. Today was one of those days! I wanted to cry and scream, but instead I fell to my knees, cried, and prayed. Falling into a weeping prayer, I am reminded that there is absolutely nothing that I have control over other than my response to adversity. Trust me, I have not lacked in the area of

So, I talked about the Golden Rule this morning on my tiktok, but as the day went on the thought lingered with me...Why do people who mistreat people not expect to be mistreated? Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. I shared that I am not a match energy type person if the energy is negative. But let me be clear...I have matched negative energy many times before. I am no saint and I am no ang

Sometimes you just gotta do it scared! Whatever "IT" is...just do it! I am doing a lot of things scared these days! I am grateful for my girls being my biggest supporters and loudest cheerleaders. I am doing it scared to show them that it can be done! That's it for the night! Love y'all! Love, MichelleRena

This was probably one of the most uneventful days that I have had in a while. I literally woke up, took the kids to school, went to work, and came home. The day was abnormally chill. It's like the calm before the storm. Anytime something dynamic is set to happen in my life, crazy ensues and then it gets real calm. Then the enemy makes one final attempt. But since I have learned the pattern, I no longer get caught by surprise or caught up. I am grateful in all things and I cou

Happy Black History Month!! Y'all know how much I love being Black and honestly I was going to write about how my pastor did his big one this morning, but I am just gonna share the link and let you see for yourselves. https://www.youtube.com/live/YfnRSKvMGPg?si=igHe231hYQL3z_kg This morning I revisited a J.Bolin look from 2021. I love this dress so much and honestly never knew if I would wear again, but today on the praise platform felt like the perfect time to run it back! T

Y'all...normally when I talk about JOE I am referring to the acronym for Joy Over Everything. But today I am talking about Joe Jackson...THEE Joe Jackson...Eternal King of POP, Michael Jackson daddy...Joe Jackson! Sooo, today my baby girl participated in her first ever talent show. Cue the tears because I have been waiting on this moment for a really long time. We have been working on this for a few weeks. Not as diligently as I would like, but I let her drive this thang how

My, my, my.... This week has been full of blips and glimmers. The Blip: Becoming extremely ill Tuesday, vomiting in my office, vertigo triggered, and having to leave work early... The Glimmer: Having a job with benefits that I could use to go home early to rest and reset. The Blip: Getting to work the next day and my computer refused to log on causing me to miss an important presentation The Glimmer: Being able to submit a recording instead and having and amazing specialist w

Yes, I said it! Parenting is overstimulating and tiring AF! And let me be clear, I am talking about full-time, every day, all-day parenting. Not drive by parenting. I am legit with my babies every waking moment that I am not at work. If I am at home they are in my skin. I love it but I am still a person. I still need my alone time and I have noticed a pattern. By Wednesday of each week I am either overstimulated or on the verge of dysregulation. Yesterday, my body was fightin

So…much like everyone else in the south, I was at home today due to inclement weather. Our weather was in fact not at all inclement. I appreciate the precautions taken to keep our community safe. Looking for the snow! I’ml extremely grateful for the extra time to chill in my bed but I have never seen a day go by faster than today did. I blinked and it was bedtime and I don’t feel rested at all. How does this happen? I did achieve a few things today: Morning Devotion with Coac

Trigger Warning: This post is about grief and death! It's so crazy to think that today makes 33 years since my dad died. There really has only been a handful of days that have gone by where I didn't think of him or wonder what he might think of the life that I have lived and am living. I miss him everyday and I mean single everyday! Losing my dad would shape me in ways I never imagined and honestly because of some of the trauma that I have endured throughout my life I still s

Love my super cute hat from Han.s.ee So I had a whole plan for how I was going to spend the day. I even made a tiktok about it early this morning. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUxyrAM/ The Plan: Pick up last minute groceries items Grab a few 27 gallon bins from Sam's Organize the basement Complete my homework assignments Read for leisure Lay in the bed Pick up markers The Reality: Went to several stores for "a few specific groceries" but managed to still forget the black peppe

If you stay ready, you won't have to get ready! If you are reading this from anywhere in the southeastern United States then you are likely in full prep mode and readying yourself for a winter storm. You have raided the grocery stores, stacked firewood to make sure you can keep yourself warm, and prepared your mental for a frigid indoor weekend. These are the kinds of storms that you get fair warning about and usually you are able to prep a little before it hits. Unfortunatel

This is not a sarcastic post. At least that is not the intent. Today's cup of joy was brought to me by a tear free cleaning of my little kid's room! A little joy goes a long way! There really is joy in parenting neurodivergent children, especially as a neurodivergent Mom. I see them as they actually are. I mean...I really see them and I accept them in all of their nuances. I attempt to show up in full support to ensure they know that their neurodivergence is not something th

I promised myself at the start of the year that I would take it easy but I have not stopped going yet. I have literally been going full throttle since I returned to work and now we are barely to the end of the month and I am exhausted and overwhelmed. I am desperately in need of a nap and my feet hurt from all of the walking that I do each day. I want to go on vacation and do nothing! Who signed me up for adulthood? This is hella ghetto! Nevertheless, I am making progress in

I am going to say the thing that folks don't wanna say...sometimes it be your own kids! I had a really great day! It was productive, it was peaceful...I got to serve and highlight some amazing kids and I even got to take one of my kids on a tour of a school. The day was ending great but then... Shit went crazy! One kid made a mess of their shared bathroom and the other was pissed and had a meltdown because I didn't take their concern seriously. Me and the oldest ended up clea

I can remember my first teaching job at the now closed French Elementary in Mississippi. I started my first official teaching job in January 2008. As I was thrust into a new position as an elementary gifted teacher, I was also able to witness the first of many MLK Day Oratorical competition preps. Our school counselor at the time worked hard to ensure all of the students and their submissions were well prepared. The theme each year was "Only Light, Only Love" taken from Dr. M

This phrase has become a recurring theme so far in 2026. Whether I am referencing arrival time or my actual existence, each instance it becomes more and more applicable. I wasn't sure I would make it! Yet, here I am...at the close of another exhausting week and I have in fact made it. Despite, the many physical, mental, financial, and emotional obstacles this week offered...I made it! The funny thing is...in the past the more I declared my love for God and my faith in him, th

Normally, I come home and I can't wait to write because I have had some strong epiphanic moments throughout the day. Well, today was no different but because my brain has been working overtime, I honestly can't remember what happened today and I don't like that. I literally feel like I'm stuck in quicksand and drowning slowly. Moving fast...to go nowhere and that level of stuck feels so frustrating. My hope is that I get the necessary nap/rest/whatever to push through because

Whew y’all! I felt like I was fighting for my life...ALL DAY LONG today! I held my own, but it was a real battle! Just when you think you’re ok, the enemy goes into overdrive to try to kill your joy and your momentum. The only way to defeat the enemy is with God! No matter what gets thrown your way, you have to trust and believe that all will be well, because it will be. You can bend, but don’t you dare break! In this life I have learned how to bend. I've bent schedules, expe