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You Can Get back up again!
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and...
MichelleRena
Apr 17, 20252 min read
He Will Rescue Me!
As I continue my reading of Psalm 91, I think about the verse I shared yesterday Psalm 91:15 about calling on the Lord God when I am in...
MichelleRena
May 27, 20242 min read
The Call
I have been in kind of a funk. For about a week, I hit a space where again it felt like everything that could go wrong was going wrong...
MichelleRena
May 26, 20242 min read
Because I Know Him
Lord, I’m so thankful I know You, and I’m learning more and more about You. You have given me Your authority and seated me on high with...
MichelleRena
May 18, 20242 min read
God Is My Deliverer
Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him…—Psalm 91:14a A promise of deliverance is the first of the seven promises made to...
MichelleRena
May 17, 20242 min read
Because I Love Him
Because he has loved Me, therefore I will... –Psalm 91:14a As I continue to explore Psalm 91, I noticed that the author of the Psalm...
MichelleRena
May 16, 20243 min read
My Mama
My mama, my mama, my mama…I couldn’t have asked for a better mother. It took me a while to realize all the lessons wrapped up in being...
MichelleRena
May 12, 20241 min read
Victory is Mine!
I remember singing that song in church nearly every Sunday as a child growing up, but as an adult it seems to hit different. You will...
MichelleRena
May 10, 20242 min read
Angels Watching Over Me
For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, lest you strike...
MichelleRena
May 9, 20242 min read
Good News Only
At one point my anxiety was fueled by worrying about my family? I struggled to do simple things like go to the grocery store without...
MichelleRena
May 8, 20242 min read
Stretched Out Not Stressed Out
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown...
MichelleRena
May 7, 20242 min read
I Give Up
Last week I shared about the process of Prostrating In God’s Presence and shared one of the definitions of Prostrate (adjective) pros·...
MichelleRena
May 6, 20242 min read
Hidden Gems
The past 24 hours have been insanely busy end to one of the wildest/roller coaster weeks in a long time… From Girl Scouts bridging...
MichelleRena
May 4, 20241 min read
For His Good!!!
I don’t have something long and drawn out to say today. I shared how this week attempted to turn me every which way but loose! My mother...
MichelleRena
May 3, 20241 min read
Find Joy in Knowing That You Are More
Sometimes when we wake up, it seems as if we’re starting the same day all over again. We brush our teeth, get ourselves ready, eat...
MichelleRena
May 2, 20243 min read
Faith rules everything around me!
I Will Not Fear The Terror or the Arrow That Flies by Day As we enter a new month, I know that May will bring its own challenges and...
MichelleRena
May 1, 20244 min read
Pray with me but don’t play with me…about my kids
Yesterday was an extremely tough day. It started off well then ended with my sweet girl falling into my arms sobbing because the adults I...
MichelleRena
Apr 30, 20246 min read
All the Glory Belongs to God
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I CORINTHIANS 15:57 ESV In a sporting event, only one team...
MichelleRena
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Me Time…
When is the last time you made time for yourself? Time to do nothing or time to do things that you want to do? For me it was becoming...
MichelleRena
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Identify Yourself
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. II CORINTHIANS 5:17 We hold...
MichelleRena
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Another week overwhelmed and it's only Wednesday!
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
MichelleRena
15 minutes ago1 min read
Kids can be joy thieves too!
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
MichelleRena
1 day ago1 min read
Book Review: Bleu by Masterpiece
Every woman deserves a Bleu.
Monica Odom
2 days ago2 min read
Only light, only love!
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
MichelleRena
2 days ago2 min read
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