Just One Thing
Our internal compass doesn’t require handbooks and hours of training to operate. We needn’t navigate difficult trails. In fact, we may become lost in life if we try to take…
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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…
10 Ways You Can Exercise Your Power to Stop Human Trafficking
A major way that we can prevent trafficking is by reducing the vulnerability of individuals in our communities. Speaking about preventing sex trafficking, Rabbi Rachael Bregman emphasized that vulnerability comes…
Meet Big Ocean: Pat Frandsen
Pat Frandsen is a member of the media team and shares her skills as a videographer. When I interviewed her, I found she widely shares much more than that. Her…
Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka: A Life Changer
We met Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka at the United Nation’s CSW (Conference on the Status of Women) in 2017 and again in 2018. Dr. Oha, as she instructed us to call…
Placing Value in Humanity, Not Money
Four years ago, as we stood around an altar in southern Israel, my professor explained to us that in ancient Israel every member of the family was involved in making…
Taking Action Shows We Greatly Value Families
We live in a modest neighborhood. Our homes are old-school and certainly won’t be mistaken for model homes. The families that live in these homes, however, are unique models modestly…
Megan Fights Childhood Cancer for Her Kid and Everyone Else’s
Megan Gibson lobbied in Washington for childhood cancer funding, raised over $1,000 making and selling goodies for a young cancer victim, and rallied people to donate blood. She also quietly…
July 2017 Board Message
Women, as always, the thoughts and hearts of the Big Ocean board members are with you. This month as we discuss the Model of Powerful Impact, we humbly acknowledge that…
May 2107 Board Message
Dear Big Ocean Women, Many of us understand Mother’s Day can be fraught with personal feelings of longing, loss, guilt or disappointment. For many, the word “mother” might seem disjointed…
Adventures in Ecuador
This post will highlight the adventures Big Ocean delegates had while traveling to Quito, Ecuador for the UN Habitat 3 Conference October 2016. Many women contributed comments to this article via…