Meet Our WAVE: Eldoret Kenya (English and Spanish)
“We are free to choose and willingly accept responsibility for our choices.” The women in the Eldoret Kenya WAVE and their president, Immaculate Nachaki, embody this month’s tenet. In a…
Chilaquiles Verdes (Mexico City–Style)
Chilaquiles are a classic Mexican breakfast, known for being simple, comforting, and endlessly customizable. They’re one of my personal favorites. You can make them spicy or mild, change the color…
Awake and Arise: A Global Summit Celebrating the Peak of Maternal Feminism (English and Spanish)
Big Ocean Women sponsored our first annual Maternal Leadership Summit on Mother’s Day weekend in May. A summit is defined as the highest point of a mountain and also a…
Recipes from Big Ocean Women April 2026 (English & Spanish)
Easy Alicha Dinich Wot Recipe Ingredients (serves 4): 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 2 carrots, sliced 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp vegetable…
Currents March 2026 (English and Spanish)
One of the great sadnesses of my life is that my sister and I are not close. I have only one sister, and our life choices, our personalities, and our…
Meet Our WAVE: Nkwantanan-Ghana (English and Spanish)
Located near Buruburam, Ghana in Africa, the Big Ocean Women (BOW) Nkwantanan-Ghana WAVE claims the title, “Women of Abundance.” Led by WAVE president Jemima Dokua Gbadegesin, this group of women…
Lighting the Constellation: Global Sisterhood (English and Spanish)
March 8th marks International Women’s Day—a day to recognize the strength and influence of women worldwide. It honors progress, acknowledges struggle, and calls us to act together with purpose and…
The Women Who Helped Me Find Home Again (English and Spanish)
In 2019, I packed up my life in Mexico City and moved to the U.S. I was excited, of course, but I would be lying if I said it was…
Front Porch Sitting: On the Act of Attention and the Art of Community Care (English and Spanish)
Oregon forests were the playground of my childhood, the place where I first remember walking from the safety of my front door down a wide and gravel-packed drive, past a…
It’s a Small World After All (English and Spanish)
“Six Degrees” is recognized as the world’s first social media platform. It is based on the popular “six degrees of separation” theory, which suggests that no human is more than…
Reflection from Gloria (English and Spanish)
Personal Reflection on the February Tenet: “We Are Each Unique And Innately Worthy Of Respect” by Gloria Ezeonyeasi I was reflecting on the February tenet as I prayed the Holy…
Recipes from Big Ocean Women March 2026 (English and Spanish)
Sharing a recipe is like sharing a part of your heart. As Shelli often reminds us, and as Norma and Emily have shared previously, there is just something about using…