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Originally posted on Toni Hollis – Rooted For Purpose:
A wise man leaves an inheritance for his childrens children, Proverbs 13:22. All my life, no not really, ONLY since I have come to know the Lord as my personal Savior, I  have spoken life into my children, those I encounter, to position themselves for legacy. …

It is the start of a new decade, 2020. The start of a New Year. We all want something to change. To release old habits; affirm new ones and be positioned for greater. The problem with that is we will not change our actions until we change our thoughts. When our thoughts are filled withContinue reading “Clearer (Thoughts)”

The road that we take is long and sometimes difficult. What is life without the ups and downs or the trials that come. It is said that what does not kill you makes you stronger; and I’d like to add that what does not kill you can also make you bitter and will lead youContinue reading “The Journey”

Amazing how I started blogging almost a year ago and was writing everyday. Amazing how time flies and your thoughts drift away, but where? Writing is not something that you can just do when you are in thought, it is something for me that’s spontaneous; something that happens out of the blue;  something that happensContinue reading “Time Flies”

Michigan’s weather is notorious for being unpredictable and forever changing. During this winter season our roads become very difficult to drive due to the major potholes, craters, deep holes, natures speed bumps.  These road conditions cause major catastrophes for many drivers. I’m sitting at the tire stop because I happen to drive over multiple potContinue reading “Spares”

Transitions happen every day.  You transition from sitting to standing, from walking to running, from love to hate. Transitions are part of life,  part of the proverbial transcending presence of time. One who lives without transition, has transitioned as they (or it, as transition is applicable to all life forms) cease to exist. But whatContinue reading “Transitions”

Each time I write I wonder what words will  appeal within the message?  How each word should be framed within the house.  The presentation which is orchestrated based on what’s inside of me powerful enough to reach into the depths of what you feel as the reader. I wonder what becomes of each seed that’sContinue reading “The Power Within”

Happy New Year, can mean the start of something new; the beginning of something refreshing or the end of something significant. As we transition the calendar flips, Auld Lang Syne plays and people make resolution towards that which is to come. For some it’s a new lease on life. Letting go of unfavorable habits orContinue reading “Periods: Endings or Beginnings.”