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Shayla Renae 💖

Learning to Live in the Light: Emerging from the Cocoon

Learning to Live in the Light: Emerging from the Cocoon

2026

Writing about trauma, healing, faith, motherhood, teaching, and becoming who I was always meant to be.

2026

What Teaching Takes: And What It Gives in Return

What Teaching Takes: And What It Gives in Return

2026

Reflections on teaching, caregiving, burnout, faith, and the quiet cost of showing up for others with heart, wisdom, and humanity.

2026

The Child I Was Given: An Answered Prayer and a Journey of Faith and Acceptance

The Child I Was Given: An Answered Prayer and a Journey of Faith and Acceptance

2026

A reflective memoir about faith, motherhood, disability, mental health, and learning to accept the life God gives through love, surrender, and grace.

2026

Shayla Renae 💖

Shayla Renae 💖

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Writer and published author. Mother, grandmother, and special education teacher reflecting on faith, mental health, disability, grief, and the life we’re given.

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