March 2019 Board Message
Global Sisterhood By Lisa Bjornberg Queen Elizabeth II is credited with saying, “I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes…
Cottage Industry: The Work of our Cottages
Cottage Industry. That’s a term used to describe a business conducted from home. We’d like to put a Big-Ocean twist on the term: the diligent work done in various Big…
Just One Thing
Our internal compass doesn’t require handbooks and hours of training to operate. We needn’t navigate difficult trails. In fact, we may become lost in life if we try to take…
Small and Simple Things
Members of a women’s organization were recently given a “compass course challenge” to find a small and simple thing that they were led to do and then write down how…
10 Ways You Can Exercise Your Power to Stop Human Trafficking
A major way that we can prevent trafficking is by reducing the vulnerability of individuals in our communities. Speaking about preventing sex trafficking, Rabbi Rachael Bregman emphasized that vulnerability comes…
Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka: A Life Changer
We met Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka at the United Nation’s CSW (Conference on the Status of Women) in 2017 and again in 2018. Dr. Oha, as she instructed us to call…
A Father’s Heart
“You gotta have heart,” says the song about a down and out baseball team. John Sudbury isn’t a lyricist, but he could have written those words. He has a heart…
The Power of Showing Up
Long before having kids, I dreamed of taking them on a humanitarian trip. I have always loved the idea of combining service with travel–two of my favorite things. This last…
Brought Together for a Purpose
While attending the United Nations Habitat 3 Convention in Ecuador as part of the Big Ocean Delegation, I was at the door during the pro family groups’ presentation when two…
SAVE: Days for Girls in Muisne, Ecuador
We were up at 6am (after a full day of traveling and only an hour or two of sleep) in order to drive six and a half hours to the…