Hi! My name’s Rachel and I’m so happy you’re here. About 20 years ago, I married into a big Greek family! Yes…it was EXACTLY like the movie. 😄 My wonderful husband Theo is a 7th generation sponge harvester. What is a sponge harvester you ask? Well, as a daughter-in-law, I’ve sat for many hours over many years to hear the rich, rich history of a family in such a beautifully woven tapestry of a story… My husband’s great-great grandfather, along with a group of 50 other fishermen from the islands of Greece, founded the sponge diving industry in Tarpon Springs, FL—aka “Little Greece”—after finding miles and miles of untouched sponge beds within the Gulf of Mexico. It wasn’t long before the Greek sponge divers left their beautiful motherland to catapult what is now deemed the “Sponge Capital of the World.” By the age of eight, my husband Theo was cleaning, clipping, and selling sponges out of his parents' storefront. A few years later, God called them to sell everything to pursue full-time ministry. Fast forward to about five years ago, my mother-in-law had come for a visit and happened to have a cute little sponge with her. As a bit of a skin fanatic, I had spent hundreds of dollars on the latest skincare devices. I decided on a whim to use the sponge she brought and I was MESMERIZED by how my face felt after using it! I became addicted to washing my face with it and once I started to discover all the natural benefits that came along with it, I was even more in love. That was the moment I KNEW this was a product that I could wholeheartedly believe in and I wanted everyone else to experience it! I truly believe the Lord gave me vision for something that seemed insignificant at the time but was a part of this family’s story and just needed a little love to bring it back to life!