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…
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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…
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…
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…
A Mother’s Gift
“We are each unique and innately worthy of respect. As your body formed in the womb, your design—your physical, material identity—was mapped out in each new cell that emerged as…
Planting and Nurturing New Beginnings
Last fall I moved to a new home. One of my first tasks was to plant daffodil bulbs outside my bedroom window. Why? Because the daffodil symbolizes rebirth and new…
A Life Culture of Love
I’ve had some personal encounters with life culture the past two months. Nothing says life culture like a new baby, and we welcomed a grandson, conceived by the science of…
On Flights
Lead image photo credit: Pascal Meier via Unsplash I dropped my daughter off at the airport yesterday. We pulled up to the curb, the one painted yellow to warn you…
Hope and Possibility
There are some things in this world that just make my heart happy. I like to think that I am not being childish, but maybe it is childlike, which I…