Signatures and fingerprints are unique. It’s hard to wrap your brain around it, but it’s true. We have seen bad guys in the movies take pains to NOT leave their fingerprints at the scene of a crime, and other criminals have tried with varying degrees of success to imitate the signature of an unsuspecting victim.…
I don’t like to wait. Like a stubborn toddler, I want what I want NOW! This applies to waiting in line at the store, for a delayed flight to be rescheduled, or the doctor to finally appear to discuss my medical situation. Over time I have had to agree with the adage that the best…
Abundance of Love Last night I bought into a big lie. As I contemplated how I might show love and gratitude to family and friends as we close out another year, I was certain I didn’t have enough to accomplish the task. Even worse, I was positive that I was not enough. I made some…
A year ago, we introduced you to Linda Hastings, a woman of abundance. Linda lost her battle with cancer in August, but she won the war of cultivating abundance in her life and the lives of all who knew her. May I share some secrets I learned from her on developing an abundant heart? Love…
Anna Beth Mecham appears to be simply a petite, bubbly, grandmother. If you were to read her warning label, however, it would say, “Danger! Firecracker with untold impact in sparking wildfires.” In short, any contact or connection you have with her could sweep you into the path of her fiery determination and ignite desires to…
While each cottage and its members are models of powerful impact, we encouraged our global cottages to report on their recent gatherings and how Big Ocean Women tenets have affected them and their members. We have responses from three of our international cottages. Their responses are heartwarming, especially given the unprecedented challenges many of them…
The idea of friendship breads which draw the rising agent from the environment and then continue to growas they’re nurtured and shared goes so well with November’s tenet, “We believe in the model of powerful impact.” 1 cup live yeast starter, see noteDay 1: Do nothing with the starterDays 2-5:Stir with wooden spoonDay 6 add…
Twenty years ago, the September 11 terrorist attacks diverted 38 flights to Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Aircraft instruments, air traffic controllers, and pilots guided the planes to land at the quiet airport that had been threatened with closure. As the town of 7,000 swelled to twice its population, a more critical navigational aid guided…
When leaders for the St. George, Utah, cottage attended the global retreat in Fairview, Utah in August, they were inspired. Since most of their members couldn’t attend, they organized their own retreat three weeks later with a light that is uniquely theirs. They described their purpose this way: As members of Big Ocean Women, we…
Gathering Wisdom This month as we seek to gather knowledge and wisdom, may I suggest we examine the power of gathering with others? Such a gathering was our Big Ocean Women Retreat last month. The synergy created by combining women with diverse ideas, knowledge, and talents enriched each participant. In addition to the roughly forty…