Currents May 2023
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln This quote has long been a favorite of mine. I appreciate the sacrifices that…
The Power of Womanhood and the Law of Witnesses
Recently I was reading the book “I Am Malala.” It is the memoir of a young woman who was shot by militants for advocating for the rights of girls in…
An Awareness of Feeling
It’s generally accepted that women have a greater capacity to connect by feeling. I think it starts with the hormones managing our bodies and the systems therein; ebbing and flowing…
On Radical Domesticity
“The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.” Madeleine L’Engle I have been many things in my life. I have taught orchestra to…
Join the WAVE
Do you want to be empowered as a faith-filled woman? Do you want to discuss with others what that means? Please join our monthly online discussion, the Big Ocean Women…
Her Most True and Perfect Form
I am thankful for the wisdom of women who write beautifully and work to lift others. One such woman is the author, Heather Ferrell. Earlier this year she shared on…
Meet Big Ocean: Kaylee Gwilliam
Kaylee grew up in St. George, Utah, USA and is the second oldest of seven children. She lived in a tight-knit community where the children played night games together regularly…
Working Together to Help in Ukraine
Most of the efforts by Big Ocean Women to help in Ukraine lately has been coordinating the sending of gathered and donated medical supplies, quilts, and bulletproof vests to those…
Fathers of the Fatherless
There I stood as a young girl at the age of four, sobbing as I watched my father leave again. It always felt like forever until I saw him again,…
Cottage Report: An Easter Retreat for Teens in Nigeria
Over the Easter weekend, the 15th to the 17th of April 2022, the Jos, Nigeria cottage hosted a retreat for youth in their area, including orphans, displaced children, and some…