Uncategorized – Eryca Renai -Writer, Spritual Journey Leader

Grandma’s Peach Cobbler

“Don’t nobody want the recipe to your Grandmother’s peach cobbler (expletive)”

If you’ve heard the tictok, seen the post or laughed at the reel. It was a hilarious depiction of person trying to conceal what they were texting and their spouse yelling those famous words! But let’s be real a second.. As human beings, most of us are naturally curious. We want to know everything.

I was recently on a zoom meeting with a group after a Thanksgiving carry in and during introductions everyone stated they needed the recpie to a delightful dessert a young lady made. She kindly stated, “It’s a family recipe, I can’t share it with ya’ll.”

I liked that. I liked that she made the decision to keep something of importance to her sacred. It added to it’s value and to hers. People always want to know how you did this or how did you make it to where you are currently. People want to know the next move you’re going to make and with whom you’re making it. Your exercise routine, the vitamin supplements and Cierra’s prayer for her husband.

I woke up this morning with a simple thought. A gentle reminder from God. “I can’t tell it all”

As I lay in meditation of these four words. I found myself experiencing peace and a renewed hope. I don’t know what the future holds, I really wish I did, but God knows my beginning and my end. He has his pen and has written my story. I want a peek! However, God knows that if I’m given too much information, I’ll begin to move without alignment, I may have a spiritual lapse in the area of humility and think I run something, other than my mouth. lol.

I may self sabotage, I may share the news with the wrong friend or family member and create an atmosphere of confusion, comparison, and compromise. I may jump too soon, too late or sadly not at all.

As parents we don’t tell our children everything. And as a Good Father, God can’t tell us everything either, but thankfully, if we know Him, we Know it all works for our good.

Romans 8:28 (NLT)

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

I wanted to tell you… there’s a reason we can’t have everything laid in front of us giving us each and every next step. Firstly, because our faith is developed in the dark spaces of our journeys. Secondly, we must Know who is holding our pen. Having an intimate relationship with God gives great insight and builds trust that no matter how it goes, I know He’s got me. And lastly, I’ll leave you with this; the recpie for grandma’s peach cobbler wasn’t kept because it tasted like dirt. It wasn’t revealed because it was so, so good.

That’s how your future looks. Probably a little messy in the beginning, you may be alone while the maker continues adding His ingredients; love, favor, perseverance, grace, strategy, strength, hope, joy, double peace. I don’t know, but I do know in the end that thing, You, and yours is going to be so, so good.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Best kept secret, Eryca Renai

Anyway

People are often fearful and insecure. Love them anyway.

If you’re authentic and self confident, people will dislike you, be yourself anyway.

If you triumph through your trials and conquer your goals, you will become a symbol of envy and may be alone. Triumph and Conquer anyway.

If you’re motivated by love, people may use you. Stay pure anyway.

Those you spend years pouring into, may be gone in an instant. Pour anyway.

If you triumph- find truth, purpose, and peace, you may seem delusional. Be delusional anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

This life isn’t all about you, it’s about your light. So no matter how it makes you or those around you feel, shine bright ANYWAY.

-Eryca Renai

(Inspired by Mother Teresa’s “Do It Anyway”

Golden

The proverb “Speech is silver, silence is golden” is something I hold near and true to heart. Now, on the precipice of 40 what this now means to me is something very specific.

I wanted to tell you.. I think that yes, silence is Golden- but now, for me it’s Heaven, it’s my everything. It’s makes the difference between what was, and what will be. Silence is coming in close with , time.. it’s precious.

It’s true, I talk a lot, yeah I know , but I understand the power of my words , so I only print them when deemed necessary.

But we’re not talking about talking. Silence. That’s tough, Because baybee, I’ve had to live and learned the art of fasting from speech. (Book attached)

That was well before this blog, now on this level.. I have learned the power of silence.

Some thought me weird, others thought me to be “ well, you know” but shutting up MATTERS.

I wanted to tell you,

There is something in silence that the counterfeit of saying every thought could never contend with! Silence….. it sits, it rests, she’s never in a hurry.. and understands a little bit better.

As an active thinker and speaker.. I love find rest in the silence.

May it find you, mouth shut.

I want to tell you so much today, but I rest in God, He’s got us.

Step

The first step in any given direction will lead you to your final destination.

Today as I reflect on Father’s Day I think about my step father and how he Stepped in my life, how he stepped up and completely changed my life.

I wanted to tell you…I have lived a life that was led by fear, where I was too paralyzed to make a move, I couldn’t budge in the right direction but when I released fear, guilt and shame I became free to step in whatever I desired. Who knew that in 2025 I’d be be blogging again , find my voice again? And find my vigor again ? Who knew that I would step back into the cadance God has for me? We’re never ready, we’re never worthy. We are just are who we are.. available, able, capable and obedient people that get to step. I wanted to tell you, to STEP today in your relationships, in your profession, or possibly your finances. Step up and step out be that movement which creates change. It just takes one step.

I wanted to tell you, I see You stepping

Psalms 37:23 LSB

The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, And He delights in his way.