The Penny Plan
Join with us to send a Nigerian child to school for one penny a day. Over 10.5 million children, girls constituting the majority, are not currently attending school due to…
On Memories, Stories, and Ghosts
It has been years since the old stereo console in my grandmother’s front room worked. Years since anyone even looked at it as anything other than a convenient place to…
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,…
Meet Big Ocean: Michelle Meline
With a smile that lights up a room, and a positive attitude that helps everyone around her, Michelle Meline is one of the newest Big Ocean Women board members. Michelle…
Women Connecting to Meet Needs
As women we have a unique and innate capacity to see another’s need and to meet that need. Our outreach is not limited to only those we know or those…
Cottage Industry: Shared Respect and Gifts between New Friends
The Provo Cottage joined forces in December with others to gather household items for refugees from Afghanistan. That’s the condensed version of what they accomplished, but certainly not the complete…
Heart to Heart
The lovely old library in Provo, Utah is a beautiful building, all worn old brick and shining burnished wood floors and hushed recesses filled with books and interesting ideas. But…
Get to Know Grace Garn
Why would a 19-year-old college student give up weekends and weeknights, study time and free time, hours she could be spending with friends to dedicate herself to Big Ocean Women?…
Certain Women Exhibit
A few other members of Big Ocean’s media team and I had the opportunity to go to the Certain Women Art Show in Salt Lake City this past fall. This…