The Forgotten Protectors
Men are capable providers and protectors of families. As found in one of our tenets at Big Ocean Women, we believe that “active and engaged fathers make a critical difference…
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I’ve Walked a Mile
There is a familiar indigenous proverb that I have recently gained a deeper appreciation for: You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.…
Like Father, Like Son
Here at Big Ocean Women we believe that active and engaged fathers make a critical difference in the lives of their children, home and community. Many research studies suggest that…
Funerals, Fathers, and Family, Family, Family
I remember in my youth going to funerals and being bored to tears. Except for those memorializing people I was very close to, I avoided them like the plague. I…
A First Ever Pro-Family Conference In New York City During UN Annual CSW
Lead Photo: portion of mural of basic human rights inside UN building, New York, New York. Because the United Nations annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has felt…
On Seaglass; or Another Way of Knowing the World
Lead Photo Credit: Javel Williams via Unsplash A year or two ago, on a sticky summer seaside stroll, I walked along a beach, hand in hand with my husband as…
Currents August 2023
I recently returned from a brief weekend away with my two sisters. While the trip was short and located relatively close to our respective homes, we enjoyed the vacation immensely.…
The Family You Choose
Lead Photo Credit: Tyler Nix via Unsplash We hear frequently about the idea of the family you choose being superior to the family into which you are born. While we…
Ever-Familiar Families
Lead Photo Credit: Andrew Neel via Unsplash Nothing compares with the comfort of something familiar. Who doesn’t enjoy familiar music, movies, food, and stories? Familiar. Defined as “well known from…
It All Started With a Tree
Lead Photo Credit: William Milliot via Unsplash A Japanese maple, in colors of scarlet, flame, crimson, and rust, its lace edged leaves delicate and just a little ragged, was sitting…
It Takes a Family
Summer is such a fun, adventure-filled time of year full of vacations, lazy time, and the freedom of unstructured days. It’s also a time where the opportunity to catch up…
Choosing Joy When Life Doesn’t Feel Like “Happily Ever After”
Lead Photo Credit: Yuri via Pixaby Tonight the warm summer evening embraced me as I sat alone outside watching for fireflies. Delightfully startled by the first yellow blink, I watched…