Currents January 2020
Welcome to Currents, a new feature to encourage your engagement in the work and worth of Big Ocean. This month we focus on being women of faith and what that…
Meet Big Ocean: Marisa Hoover, a Splash of Goodness
When Marisa Hoover first learned about Big Ocean, she did what she always does: conducted some research and then jumped in with both feet. At the time she was a…
Faith as Motivation for Action
The first tenet of Big Ocean Women is “We believe in God and are women of faith.” We don’t, as an organization, have expectations of what faith tradition our members…
Salt Lake Valley Cottage: A Steady Beacon with Powerful Impact
The Salt Lake Valley cottage is tried and true, steady and strong. Forged in the early days of Big Ocean by Dana Robb, this cottage shines like a beacon. As…
A Mother Heart: Voices From CSW – Ingvild Segersam, Women of Sweden and Haro, Part 2
Ingvild Segersam is the president of Haro in Sweden, a group formed to support parents. Haro’s purpose is to promote the family as a natural, cultural, social, and financial entity.…
A Brief History of the Equal Rights Amendment
In 1923, Alice Paul, who was a crusader for women’s equality and heroically influential in the passage of the 19th Amendment (“The right of citizens of the United States to…
This is Your Brain on Prayer
As women of faith, prayer is core to our lives. Connecting with our higher power brings us peace and clarity. It enables us to do far more than we thought…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Create a Shield of Faith
“Stand together with another sister. Find a tribe. Don’t belong, but become one with the tribe. In the power and the spirit of standing in unity, we begin to create…
Blanket Stories: A Meditation on Faith and Community
It is an image that has stayed with me for years now. Something of interest, something overlooked, something easily missed among the bright and splashy canvas paintings and larger than…