Currents April 2026
I recently read an article about Yellowstone National Park. Every year, millions of visitors to the park have enjoyed the natural hot springs. Unfortunately, over the years some of those…
More Than a Summit: Awake and Arise (English & Spanish)
There are moments in life when we are invited to wake up. Not abruptly, but intentionally. To see more clearly, recognize where we are needed, and to remember who we…
Meet Our WAVE! Bountiful Uganda Kiryowa (English & Spanish)
Uganda is a landlocked East African nation located on the equator and known for its immense biodiversity. It’s also known by Big Ocean Women as the home of three active…
Birth of Big Ocean Women: a Model of Life Culture
I always learn and have my vision expanded when I attend a monthly virtual wave meeting (VWM) of Big Ocean Women. March was no exception, aside from the fact that…
Learning with Faith, Not Fear (English & Spanish)
Over the past ten years, I have attended the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the United Nations (UN) in New York City five times. Big Ocean Women…
I Had a Mother Who Cared for Me (English & Spanish)
When I was young my mother pulled me aside. “Austin” she said, “in Matthew 5:9 Christ says ‘blessed are the peacemakers.’ Our family could use some peacemakers. Could you be…
Glorias, Grace, Green Grasshoppers, and Garden Paths (English & Spanish)
This week spring arrived. I knew it was spring from the soft caress of the grass under my bare feet when I went to take the dogs out in the…
Currents April 2025
At Big Ocean Women, we believe in the power of nurturing life—within our families, our homes, and the world around us. This month, we explore the tenet, “We live and…
Giving Life in Every Season
Art often captures the beautiful alchemy of the soul in ways words cannot. When I saw Katie Garner’s piece “Giver of Life,” I had a transcendent experience. It was an…
El Hogar, el Primer Capítulo del Futuro/The Home, the First Chapter of the Future
Foto por Hermann La vida no se escribe en un solo artículo como el que estoy escribiendo, sino en varios libros, con diversos tomos, capítulos, secciones y llenos de frases…
The Shelter of our Wild Wilderness
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Eisen via Unsplash There is a waterfall not far from my home, a wild and white cascade of water over/under/around a tumble of rocks, water that falls…
Gardening Hope
Lead Photo Credit: Lisa Bjornberg “Gardening is an embodiment of hope.” As I was listening to Andrew Peterson read the afterword of his book, The God of the Garden, those…