Women from around the globe gather in Big Ocean Cottages to strengthen each other, discuss our beliefs, and find ways to effect positive change in their communities. Often the projects they want to undertake, especially in the global south, require more resources than they can access on their own. The intention of our International Cottage…
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Big Ocean Women is a maternal feminist organization dedicated to representing women devoted to faith, family, and motherhood at all levels of civil society. This March, Big Ocean Women is attending the United Nation’s 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York City with a delegation of twenty-five women. In past…
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A few years ago, my husband and I embarked on a mission to share our faith with the people of Eastern Canada. We came to love and value many people we met, whether or not they had any interest in our particular brand of faith. One of these wonderful new friends was Blanche Moyaert. She…
According to the Pew Research Center, 83.4 percent of women around the world are affiliated with a religious tradition. This figure alone implies the importance of religious freedom for women, but in practice religious freedom and women’s rights are often viewed as competing interests. This view is likely derived from the idea that religion is…
In November 2017 a book called Walking with the Women of the Old Testament was published by Cedar Fort, an independent small press publisher in Utah. Almost immediately the book was sold out—something that seemed surprising considering the topic and time frame of the book, a collection of profiles of Old Testament women such as…
Growing up amid the beautiful green hills of North Carolina, Sarah Anderson appreciates the natural beauty of her hometown of Durham. Although she has lived in Utah, Georgia, and Florida for brief periods of time, she always returns to North Carolina. “I love it! It is beautiful, green, but most of all there is not…
Over the last little while, my husband Allen and I have developed a deep passion for personal development. One principle that is often discussed as we read books, listen to podcasts, and talk with thought leaders, is the idea of abundance. It is often the second step–coming directly after gratitude–that is cited as the starting…
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