Author: TrentTribe

One of the most life-enhancing abilities we can develop is the process of enjoying the journey.  When you choose to live intentionally, you choose to find joy in each day.  We sometimes forget that life is the journey and the journey is life. The French call it joie de vivre - the joy of living. … Continue reading Ah Joie de Vivre! The Joy of Life! →

I love being a mom. It's just who I am. It's just who you are.  Whether a mom by birth, by adoption, or spiritually - it's who we are.  Some of us will mother a tribe, a community, generations, neighborhoods... We mother those placed in our care. I have friends who are just aching to be mothers.  I … Continue reading It’s Who We Are →

Did you know that Hunting Island Lighthouse, sustained the most damaging earthquake ever to hit the lowcountry region?!  It devastated coastal South Carolina on August 31, 1886.  At Hunting Island, the tremor, later estimated at 7.3 magintude, lasted almost five minutes.  AMAZINGLY, Hunting Island Lighthouse withstood the shock.  The lighthouse was built to sway.  Flexibility … Continue reading Swaying but Staying (Hunting Island Lighthouse) →

Our wedding day was amazing. I'll never forget that moment when the doors opened, our eyes met, my dad walked me down the aisle, and placed my hand in his. That was a happy day. But not the happiest day of our lives together. Not even close. There's the birth of our six children. Definitely … Continue reading 20 Reasons →

I had the privilege Sunday to share these photos, and a laugh, with our church. Our family loves to have fun, but our point behind this is that we want everyone to see what a real family looks like prior to and after the two seconds we were able to muster up to get everyone … Continue reading Picture Perfect →

We are dreamers.  We had a dream to be Diamonds with our essential oil company.  On the last day of the year (12/31/15) we realized that dream!  Yesterday (2/24/16) we got to walk across the stage in front of a few thousand of our friends and celebrate our dream come true!  It was amazing! Here's the thing, I … Continue reading Not the Only One →

Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. When a mother eagle starts building her nest, she begins by using items we'd never expect -- sharp thorns, broken branches, … Continue reading Stirring the Nest →

She's determined, confident, smart, to the point, caring, loving, hard working, beautiful... She's our Gracie.  We're so blessed. Photo creds Katie Trent Photography.

I've found in my own life and in the lives of others that when we make a decision to step out and do something big, REALLY big - it all goes CRAAAAA-ZY.  Have you been there? It's like everything gets wonky. Stuff tears up.  We lose things.  The most mundane tasks became extremely difficult.  It's pretty much a … Continue reading Crazy Stuff →

Our three girls came first followed by three boys.  So for a really long time, everything at our house was pink, dress up, dolls, tea sets...  It was a little girls world.  Three little girls' world.  Now I pick up legos, cars, minions, magnets... and batteries are FOREVER on my grocery list (everything "boy" needs batteries).  … Continue reading The Birthday Girl →