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…
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Meeting Drought With Abundance Part 3
In the first part of this series, Alicia described the drought facing her rural community and started explaining her personal journey of reframing to move from a mindset of drought…
Meeting Drought With Abundance Part 2
In the first part of this series, Alicia described the drought facing her rural community and started explaining her personal journey of reframing to move from a mindset of drought…
Meeting Drought With Abundance Part 1
June 28, 2018 Yesterday I woke up in the middle of the night. Insomnia. I was awake and worrying about drought. The local water board asked all of the church…
Meet Big Ocean: Elisabeth Weagel
Elisabeth Weagel is a master of words, someone who expresses herself in beautiful, poetic terms, and can make magic out of even the most ordinary of events, so her involvement…
Mother-Teacher
When Corrie was asked what motherhood looked like to her as a woman with no children of her own, she shared her experience as a teacher, and how she becomes…
Big Ocean Women at the United Nations 2018
Annual attendance at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has been a major part of Big Ocean’s work since the organization was founded. Our aim is…
Finding Harmony with Nature
When people ask me what my goals or dreams are the truest and most heart-felt response I give is “I want to change the world.” It is something that I…
April 2018 Board Message
A delegation of Big Ocean women attended the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in March. We gathered information, made new contacts, and interviewed women from…
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…
Meet Big Ocean: Ann Takasaki, Chairwoman of the Board
Elizabeth Ann Inouye Takasaki is a third generation Japanese-American born in Richfield, Utah to Buddhist parents. Ann graduated from Brigham Young University with several degrees, including Dance, Psychology, and English and…
Honoring Menstruation
I have debated in mind whether or not I should share this post, but when a thought doesn’t leave my heart, that’s when I know it is good and true,…