The Family You Choose
Lead Photo Credit: Tyler Nix via Unsplash We hear frequently about the idea of the family you choose being superior to the family into which you are born. While we…
Big Ocean Insights: Voices of Maternal Feminism
Dive deep into the stories, perspectives, and experiences of Big Ocean Women from around the world. Our blog is a confluence of ideas, reflections, and powerful narratives that resonate with the principles of maternal feminism. Whether you're seeking inspiration, knowledge, or a sense of community, you'll find waves of wisdom here.
Ever-Familiar Families
Lead Photo Credit: Andrew Neel via Unsplash Nothing compares with the comfort of something familiar. Who doesn’t enjoy familiar music, movies, food, and stories? Familiar. Defined as “well known from…
It All Started With a Tree
Lead Photo Credit: William Milliot via Unsplash A Japanese maple, in colors of scarlet, flame, crimson, and rust, its lace edged leaves delicate and just a little ragged, was sitting…
It Takes a Family
Summer is such a fun, adventure-filled time of year full of vacations, lazy time, and the freedom of unstructured days. It’s also a time where the opportunity to catch up…
Choosing Joy When Life Doesn’t Feel Like “Happily Ever After”
Lead Photo Credit: Yuri via Pixaby Tonight the warm summer evening embraced me as I sat alone outside watching for fireflies. Delightfully startled by the first yellow blink, I watched…
What Difference Can a Family Make?
Lead Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper via Unsplash On June 4, 2020 I filmed a brief video as I rotated 360 degrees to record my surroundings. I was standing in my…
Currents July 2023
As I write this, I am sitting out on my covered patio listening to the thunder roll, watching the rain fall, and breathing deeply the rejuvenating smell of a summer…
The Power of Having Choice
Images from pixabay.com Life presents many choices; the choices we make determine our future. – Catherine Pulsifer Someone asked me recently to talk about a significant choice I made in…
The Past, Present, and Future
Lead Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash There are some stories that may be seasonal because of the setting, but are applicable all the time. One such story was brought…
On Flights
Lead image photo credit: Pascal Meier via Unsplash I dropped my daughter off at the airport yesterday. We pulled up to the curb, the one painted yellow to warn you…
Choosing Friends and Being a Friend
At a recent meeting with our Big Ocean Women communication team, Emily asked, “What is a choice you made in your life that greatly influenced your life trajectory?” The first…
Reclaiming our Power to Choose by Escaping the Low Brain
Lead Photo by David Matos on Unsplash I’ve always been fascinated about the human brain and why we do what we do. Recently, I have been delving into studying more…
Where Every Drop Counts
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