It’s a Small World After All (English and Spanish)
“Six Degrees” is recognized as the world’s first social media platform. It is based on the popular “six degrees of separation” theory, which suggests that no human is more than…
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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…
Currents January 2026 (English and Spanish)
We Believe in God and Are Women of Faith About 10 years ago, I met a lovely woman named Aduke. Aduke had moved from her home country of Nigeria and…
Currents December 2025 English and Spanish
I recently listened to the audiobook version of The Sun Does Shine. This book was published in 2018, and was chosen as the Oprah book club pick in June 2018,…
Mountains of Love and Service in The Gambia
Meet Jacinta! She is the leader of the Big Ocean Women WAVE in The Gambia in Africa[1]. I had the privilege of interviewing her on Zoom and was deeply blessed…
Because I Am a Woman of Faith
“It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.” – Maya Angelou Being…
Currents May 2024
I recently returned home from a beautiful trip to Florida. Rather than going with the purpose of sightseeing and visiting various amusement parks, a group of like-minded women and I…
Spotlight: The Big Ocean Women Houston WAVE
Houston, Texas is a uniquely diverse city, home to thousands of immigrants and refugees. Big Ocean Women’s Houston WAVE members have come together to serve their sisters, both locally and…
Holding Hands Here and Around the World
When we no longer see the humanity of those we interact with–when we don’t see that their needs are as great as our needs–when we start putting our identity above…
On a New Economy of Care
My phone rang last week. It was an unusual enough experience in this modern day and age as to be immediately either alarming or annoying, and I was half-way between…
An Abundance of Love
We as humans need love to thrive. It’s commonly known that children without the gift of love may suffer developmental delays, mental health struggles, and more. Thankfully, when love is…
Meet Big Ocean – Katrina
Families are a crucial part of life for Katrina Hubbard, a new member of our communication team. She assists in editing the newsletter and has jumped in to be an…