That’s me in the middle – one sister with four brothers. Actually, I had a big sister, but when I was only six months old, my sister Charlotte passed away. The government was testing nuclear bombs in Nevada, and many people in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho were victims to the illnesses caused by the nuclear…
DetailsQueen Mothers, You and Me Since coming back from attending the Commission on the Status of Women this year, I have been reflecting on the many incredible women we met from across the globe. One in particular was a wise and peaceful community leader by the name of Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely, a goodwill…
DetailsElisabeth Weagel is a master of words, someone who expresses herself in beautiful, poetic terms, and can make magic out of even the most ordinary of events, so her involvement in Big Ocean’s media team seemed a natural fit. She lives in Albuquerque, NM, about which she says, “This is where I grew up. The…
DetailsWhen Corrie was asked what motherhood looked like to her as a woman with no children of her own, she shared her experience as a teacher, and how she becomes a mother figure to many of the children she has the privilege of teaching and the impact good parents have in their lives: Which children…
DetailsThe month of May is a beautiful one—bright and bold flowers begin to bloom and the earth warms under a gentle sun as it recovers from the frigid cold of winter and the pervasive damp of early spring rains. Maybe this is why it seems so natural to celebrate mothers during this month. It is…
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