CSW Presentation Facebook Live – Native American Fatherhood and Families Association
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Ko Netzler: A Woman with Faith Undaunted
Ko Netzler beams from her hospital bed in the humble bedroom where she has spent most her days for the past 15 years. Surviving a car accident that she did not cause left her body partially paralyzed, but her soul and her faith suffered no lasting ill effects. Family and friends stop by hoping to…
Digital Citizenship Summit
Carolina from the Big Ocean Global Strategy team contributed to a panel discussion at the Digital Citizenship Conference in Provo, Utah in November 2017. Here is the report. Digital Citizenship Summit: Provo Utah, 2017: This was the 3rd annual summit hosted by EPIK Deliberate Digital. The theme for this year was “Expand:” expand the conversation…
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Presentation
The Empowered Families Coalition recently shared their presentation about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for Big Ocean Leaders. This presentation has some Utah-specific information, but pertains to all states encountering CSE. You are welcome to use it for your cottage, at your discretion. Here are a few of the slides. CLICK HERE for a PDF of…
Learning to Trust: A Family’s Story of Overcoming Addiction
Photo by Gwen Hawkins A happily married mother of four, Linda had her world thrown into chaos when her husband suffered a painful herniated disc. His doctor prescribed Vicodin, reconnecting him with the drinking and drug use that he had abandoned over fifteen years before when he joined Linda’s church and married her. He became…
November 2017 Board Message
The Family: Source of Intergenerational Power Recently, I attended a wedding reception for a family friend. I was struck by the deliberate and intentional ways that this family has held onto their own family culture. The celebration included specific elements celebrating their blended heritage, from traditional Polish dances to Italian dishes. Cousins, aunts, uncles, and…
The Power of a Family to Change the World
Photo by ‘Simon Davis/DFID On a cool April day this spring, Malala Yousafzai stood on a stage in New York City, and was named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, one of the highest honors that can be awarded by the United Nations. As she accepted the award she emphasized what has become her message…
The Birds and the Bees
On September 14, 2017, the Big Ocean Provo Cottage hosted a community event as a community service project. They held an expert panel discussion about “Empowering Parents to talk to their young children about sexuality.” The Birds and the Bees: Empowering parents to have “the talk” with your young children. We encourage this conversation…
Meet Big Ocean: Kim Landeen
Kim Landeen comes to Big Ocean with a special interest in protecting the family. This desire has been intensified as she and her husband Allen have been professional foster parents to 13 little boys over the last 2 years. Kim stays busy as a health coach helping people regain their mental and physical health through…