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MichelleRena
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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...
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MichelleRena
Apr 16, 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...
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MichelleRena
Apr 9, 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...
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MichelleRena
Mar 7, 20231 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...
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MichelleRena
Mar 5, 20234 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...
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MichelleRena
Mar 4, 20231 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...
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MichelleRena
Mar 1, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 31, 20223 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...
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MichelleRena
Nov 15, 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...
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MichelleRena
Nov 8, 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...
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MichelleRena
Nov 4, 20221 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...
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MichelleRena
Nov 2, 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...
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MichelleRena
Nov 1, 20222 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...
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MichelleRena
May 7, 20223 min read
My first Mother’s Day gift…Zahra
Fourteen years ago today, I was preparing to become a mommy. I’d read the books and taken the classes and by all accounts I was ready,...
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MichelleRena
May 3, 20221 min read
Transparency Tuesday…everybody ain’t ready!
So as I continue to reflect on my own mental health and wellness and that of those around me I was reminded today by a colleague that...
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MichelleRena
May 2, 20221 min read
Monday May 2…a mental health moment
Had a post planned. Wrote it out. Felt good about it. Day went on. Feelings changed. Deleted it. this is my life and daily battle… Starts...
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MichelleRena
May 1, 20222 min read
May is giving…
April was a whirlwind. I am in awe of the blessings and depression that came as a result of the past 30 days. April 1 I attended the...
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MichelleRena
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Transparency Tuesday: Teaching My Girls How to Be a Friend By Being a Friend
I am learning that while I truly value transparency and the freedom of openness that it affords me, it is critical that I narrow down...
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MichelleRena
Apr 5, 20221 min read
It’s my Joy season…
The word says “Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning!” Sometimes joy is hard to recognize. We often sit waiting to...
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MichelleRena
Mar 28, 20225 min read
Everyone is talking about Will Smith...
I rarely get into pop culture on the blog, yet here we are. There is so much to think about and all of it is not about the slap. But, yes...
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Monica Odom
2 days ago3 min read
2024...where did you go, Mon?
I went a lot of places. If you follow me on IG or FB, you know I went to Greece, Turkey, London, and Paris. But for most of 2024, I went...
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Monica Odom
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Drums Please....
Summer, summer, summer time! We are almost one month into summer break over here. As a child, I hated summer break. Mostly because I...
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