Generational Wealth

It is not only coins we gather,
not only the hours traded,
the sweat saved,
the work carved into stone.

True wealth is quieter than ledgers,
softer than vaults.
It is the patience of seed
pressed into soil,
the steady hand watering
what cannot yet be seen.

We have laboured not just for gold,
but for roots.
For the inheritance of love,
the abundance of care,
the garden of belonging
that outlives us all.

This is the fortune we pass on—
growth that cannot be stolen,
tenderness that multiplies,
the stewardship of what is wild
and worth protecting.

You will inherit more than money.
You will inherit mornings
filled with trust,
nights brimming with peace,
a foundation laid in devotion
stronger than any empire.

This is generational wealth:
not only what we have earned,
but what we have loved into being.

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