On Devotions, Dancing, and Deviled Eggs (English and Spanish)
When I think of my mother-in-law, I always think of deviled eggs. You know deviled eggs. You boil an egg. Cut it in two. Remove the yolk. Make a filling…
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Feelings of Loneliness Confirm Our Worth (English and Spanish)
My dryer is getting older, and it has broken a few times in the past year or so. During that time I have replaced most of the parts to keep…
Growing Together as a Family (English and Spanish)
As I move through life, I see my family evolving with me. Each stage brings new joys, growing pains, and opportunities for deeper connection. Right now, I’m in the childbearing…
Bonded by the Broccoli Bush
(Lead image photo credit: David Clode via unsplash) It was one of those times of life when things were so busy. I was working on my undergraduate degree, dating, doing…
On Roots and Rivers
If you look the right way you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodges Burnett We live, my husband and I, in a cozy neighborhood at…
Faith as Motivation for Action
The first tenet of Big Ocean Women is “We believe in God and are women of faith.” We don’t, as an organization, have expectations of what faith tradition our members…
This is Your Brain on Prayer
As women of faith, prayer is core to our lives. Connecting with our higher power brings us peace and clarity. It enables us to do far more than we thought…
Blanket Stories: A Meditation on Faith and Community
It is an image that has stayed with me for years now. Something of interest, something overlooked, something easily missed among the bright and splashy canvas paintings and larger than…