Author: TrentTribe

Often times in life we find ourselves in difficult situations. Enduring great grief or stress. Our tendencies are to withdraw. Our tendencies are to isolate ourselves because we just don't feel like doing the things we've done. We just don't feel like participating in the things we've been a part of. We're hurting. We feel … Continue reading Finding = Losing →

The way we spend our days is, of course, the way we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard I have a sense of certainty about being exactly where God wants me. Just as solid is the fact that I wonder at times what on earth I am doing here. I have two choices, I can … Continue reading Life Intentionally →

I've been involved in children's ministry for 20+ years and this is what I've learned, winning our children to Christ begins at home.  As moms and dads we've got to be active in our children's lives. We've got to be more than a meal ticket and a chauffeur to our kids. Before I was a … Continue reading Be there. Be Loud. →

Have you ever done something you was terrified to do or maybe you are in the process of working up your nerve to do something scared? Fear. That’s what holds us back from the lives we’re meant to live. That’s what prevents us from finally going pro with our dreams. We are all waiting to … Continue reading Do It Scared →

I went to bed with a heartache.  I did.  I just realize I need to be so much more.  I need to feel so much differently.  I need to care so much less about certain things and so much more about certain others.  I have such a long way to go in this God walk. … Continue reading Learning to Trust →

I started waking up with the words in my heart "create some space". One of those "God whispers". I don't know why. I just knew I needed to. "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." Hans. H. Stuff was weighing me down. It sneaks up on us … Continue reading Create Some Space →

There's quilting folklore where you leave a mistake in the quilt, because life isn't perfect but it's still good. Of course, I don't have to plan for imperfections in my work. My quilting mistakes come quite naturally on their own. The fact is that when we make a mistake, there is a lesson for us … Continue reading Life Isn’t Perfect But It’s Still Good →

It was spring but it was summer I wanted; the warm days and the great outdoors. It was summer but it was fall I wanted; the colorful leaves and the cool dry air. It was fall but it was winter I wanted; the beautiful snow and the joy of the holiday season. It was winter … Continue reading Living in the Present →

Around age two most children have a vocabulary of 100 to 200 words, and the ability to form simple sentences. So you might say that you’ve been saying words all your life. But the real question is, “What have those words done?” Sure, most of them, are gone and forgotten. Others, though, had profound and … Continue reading Choose Words Carefully →

We can completely change our lives without actually changing anything in our lives. Perspective and focus are that important. Change the way you see your life and you'll change your life. When I was a single college student, I spent a summer working at a christian camp. There was one week that I had a … Continue reading Change the Way You See Your Life →