Big Ocean Live
May 2017 Big Ocean Live on Tenet: We are empowered by our feminine nature and biology and we honor our procreative power.
Her Story Matters – Mother is a Verb
Recently, the Provo Big Ocean Women Cottage met and shared stories of women who were not their own mothers who had blessed their lives by their mothering. These experiences show that to be a mother is something all women can do. BERGEN HYDE I met Ardyth on our first day in a new congregation.…
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Sharon Evans: Sharing Her Home and Heart
Sharon knows how to share. She shared her modest college home with a refugee family from Cambodia. She shared her home in Montana with children from a hospital for mentally handicapped. She has shared homes with foster siblings and foster children and exchange students. She currently shares her home with her husband and her 85-year-old…
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Clarisse Mefotso Fall, African Hope Committee
While standing in line at CSW61, we met Clarisse Mefotso Fall and her group from African Hope Committee. This incredible organization seeks to help mainly immigrant women coming from Africa to assimilate into the US. Originally from Cameroon, Clarisse came to New York to study Health Education. She spent 5 years working as a health educator before…
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May 2107 Board Message
Dear Big Ocean Women, Many of us understand Mother’s Day can be fraught with personal feelings of longing, loss, guilt or disappointment. For many, the word “mother” might seem disjointed from their real-life experiences and situations. Yet despite this challenge, our growing maternal feminist collective continues to use and promote the word “mother” to describe ALL…
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Child-Friendly Cottage
Watch Bergen as she explains the advantages and disadvantages of hosting a cottage meeting during the day where mothers could bring their children.
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