Change can be scary, and it's ok to admit that while still moving forward

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

Hey y’all! I am currently overworked and completely overwhelmed today. The level of emotional lifting that I have had to do has been extremely exhausting. So this is all I have to give today. Happy Founders Day to the amazing women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! I said “my Sorors!” If your timeline wasn’t taken over by crimson and cream today, who are your friends? Just kidding! I love y’all! Don’t be a joy thief! Love, MichelleRena

When they find themselves in a legal situation that could work out in both their favor, why not?

I won't hold y'all long! So I told y'all church was real good yesterday and I even shared the link (sharing it again because it was that good) so you could go see for yourself. Did you look? Be honest! If you did, great! If you didn't that's cool too! The way Pastor Jackson broke down the importance of having a budget resonated with me in a way that I never expected. I am all over the place when it comes to spending but that isn't the only currency that is being overextende

Y'all when I tell you there were some heavy hitters in the room, there were some HEAVY HITTERS in the ROOM! Let's start with thee incomparable DeBlair Tate !! DeBlair is everything y'all and I am not just saying that because she is my bestie. I am speaking this from the front row seat I have to this woman's excellence! She is committed to serving her community and ensuring high-achieving woman realize that they CAN in fact have it all. They just have to know how to balance it

Y'all when I tell y'all I had a blast, I mean it was the absolute best time I have had in a while outside of a concert or music event. My bestie, DeBlair Tate put her all into her "Ladies Night Out" event and she DID NOT MISS! If you are ready to make some real changes in your life through structured coaching then you should reach out to my girl. This event was the result of a tremendous amount of thought and planning. I am so proud of what she accomplished tonight! I am exha

How can I be mad, when I am so good!

Sleep deprivation will have you looking real crazy and acting real foolish! Yesterday, I was irritated because I have been running off adrenaline all week and the walls came tumbling down hard and fast. From working (like really working) the whole entire at work. Add in limited bathroom breaks and skipping lunch every day trying to complete all of the tasks, completing a therapy session, running errands, dropping off kids, picking up kids, and boom...down goes Frazier! Baybeh

Towards the end of 2025, I had a flood of ideas for how I want to move forward in my life. Some ideas were organically my own, while others sprouted from seeds planted by my soul family. As you know I'm a military spouse and with that comes a set of challenges not typical for most households. The constant moving requires you to reinvent yourself every 3 years or so. The job ends, the physical village disappears, and you are left standing in the aftermath looking like somebody

Every day brings about its own challenges. Today, I was fighting a combo of decision fatigue with a side of intrusive thoughts wondering if simple things would be taken care of…whole time God and my mama were working in tandem to make sure their daughter was okay. Everyday I smile even when most days I really want to cry…not because I’m sad but because I’m overwhelmed with having to make decisions ALL the time. Decision fatigue is real and it can be crippling! But instead of

Instead of being sad that it’s over be grateful that you experienced it. That’s my outlook these days. I used to find myself getting upset over the smallest nuances throughout the days but now I refocus that energy into productivity and/or rest. No need in worrying yourself with things you can’t change or control. What I can control is what I spend my energy doing. Fast forward to yesterday when made this whole “get ready with me” video ( see here ) yesterday and it ended up

A review of In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

Y’all…when I tell you I woke up focused and ready for the world… Just know that I am lying through my teeth because baby I barely made it. I was dragging and not at all ready to return to the hustle and bustle of work. That bed had me in a crazy chokehold and I did not want to let go. When I did finally pull myself out of the bed, I was so unfocused I started a GRWM TikTok (I gotta get my baby to help me edit it…lol!), did a full face beat, packed my lunch, made coffee, folde

I don't know If I shared that I joined a church back in 2024. I probably started writing about it and forgot or felt like it wasn't worth sharing but me joining a church is really a big deal for a couple of reasons. 1) I have only been a member of three churches in my life: My home church, Paige Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Utica, MS. The church that I helped to plant with my forever brother and friend the late, great "Big John" Perkins, Common Ground Covenant Church in

Your joy is worthy of sharing too.

So initially I was prepping to write a post about unsubscribing from all of the many unneeded shopping apps and text reminders that I receive daily encouraging poor financial stewardship. But as I typed the word “unsubscribe” something triggered me and I had to pause for a few moments… (hours) actually. Everybody who says “new year, new me” ain’t wrong. For some of us, the newness of the year is exactly the reset that we need to refocus our goals or even to unsubscribe from s

So I am writing everyday because it feels good to longer feel silenced. But as an educator who has seen this winter break zoom by without the slightest consideration to me not being ready to go back to work I just don't have the energy to get up and move. I have literally only wanted to lay in my bed as still and quiet as possible for the remainder of my break. The do-er in me wants to do more, but the do-er in me has truthfully already done enough. I need to rejuvenate so th

A conversation about returning to a love of reading

Hey y’all! I won’t keep you long! Mon and I have been chatting and we are committing to operating at a higher level this year. Sharing our journeys through joy and pain and truly more consistently. I say it often but 2025 chipped away some of the hardest parts of me. Parts that I thought I needed but now I know they weren’t what was needed at all. My goal for 2026, under the influence of my Pastor is to operate in excellence like Daniel. I know I can’t be excellent at everyt