“Accountability & Affirmation” by Toya Poplar
Have you ever been awakened to the sound of an Amber Alert? This morning I woke up to that sound. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t. The little girl who was missing this time was mine. […]
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“Deactivate Your Alarm” by Toya Poplar
Woke up. Tried to meditate. Couldn’t focus. My car alarm was going off. No one in my house could hear it. My husband wanted to be close but I was so distracted we couldn’t connect. We kept getting interrupted because […]
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“It’s Time to Renew” by Toya Poplar
If the life that you are living is not what you envisioned. And the goals that you set have not yet come to fruition. Like a library book that’s overdue, RENEW. Our year begins with anticipation and application of righting […]
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“In the Meantime” by Toya Poplar
In the Meantime Have you ever known that it was time to give a relationship a breather but you weren’t quite sure how to behave during the break? Whether it’s with family, a church member, love interest, or a […]
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Save Our Sons: An Invitation to Reconciliation
Who We Are We began as two Mamas with one mission, to see our husbands and sons come home safe. Save Our Sons has become a gathering where real people, who serve a real God, link arms to break bread […]
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“Stop Wrestling and Start Resting” by Toya Poplar
Creativity is so comprehensive. It is actually at work even when we are at rest. For example, the words you are currently reading came to me while I was asleep. Today is my writing day and I must’ve fallen asleep […]
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“Vision: My Best Self” by Toya Poplar
Vision: My Best Self by Toya Poplar DREAMING I recently hosted a Vision Book Party for some of my Dream Mates. Soup, Salad and Sight to your Vision was our theme. It felt like an Oprah moment. Oprah moments to […]
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Too Afraid to Start by Toya Poplar
Too Afraid to Start by Toya Poplar Do you have a love affair with alliteration? Do well woven words woo you? Do you read people’s posts or poetry and think to yourself, “I wish I had what it takes […]
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“Lord, Make Us Like Our Kids” by Toya Poplar
Lord Make Us Like Our Kids Diversity can be a great blessing; it makes the world around us come alive. Sure it comes with challenges, but it also offers us strength. Seeing the world only in black and white […]
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People’s Corner: Toya Poplar
Black History Month 2016 People’s Corner: Toya Poplar Tell us about yourself I grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and as much as I dreamed of leaving when I was a little girl, I cannot imagine growing up anywhere else. […]