Currents August 2020
I grew up firmly in the grasp of my mother’s extended family. We gathered monthly at the home of her grandmother or an aunt or uncle and the adults visited…
South Sudan Cottage: Making a Difference, One Family at a Time
Nyachangkuoth Rambang Tai, also known as Tai, is the cottage president of the South Sudan Cottage. She recently shared how the donations from Big Ocean Women made an important start…
The Subtle Way Our Society is Built on Family
The role of families in our society is more subtle than we realize. When we look at the function of society, we probably focus on the setup of our government,…
Our Family Capital
We generally think of capital as an asset something great to have, definitely desired, valued, and respected. I wonder if we’ve ever stopped to view our family in the same way? Imagine…
There’s Been a Change in My Family
What we know as the definition of the traditional family has largely centered around age and life cycle functions for hundreds of years. Couples are married, bear and raise children,…
Navajo Nation Relief Report
In May, Big Ocean Women got word of the dire situation in the Navajo Nation as a result of Covid-19 spread. Big Ocean set a one-month goal to fill a…
Are There Green Oranges on Your Family Tree?
This week we ordered oranges to support our local scouts. We had ordered them a few months ago and they were wonderful. We were surprised this time that most of…
On Pebbles and Pockets and Things Lost in a Drawer
I was sewing a day or two ago, some simple mending that had been ignored for far too long—stitching a torn hem here and mending a button there, settling into…