by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | May 14, 2019 | How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting, Parenting Philosophy, Teaching Moments
[This post also appeared on the Today Show Parents blog, link here: Today Show Parents Community ] I was talking to a student of mine who is a senior in high school at the school where I work as a substitute teacher, and I mentioned to her that my twins are sophomores...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 12, 2019 | Adventure, Family Life, Parenting, Raising boys
I recently saw my son’s high school academic counselor Ms. Kimberly who is expecting her third son. “Help,” she says to me chuckling, “What am I going to do with three boys? How do you do it?” I smiled and congratulated her, and told her she will do a great job with...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 22, 2019 | Home
Last weekend, after dropping off another ski team member at his home in the Willamette area of West Linn, we began heading towards our home in the other section of the city. My husband was driving and he missed our usual turn off. I almost said something to him, but...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 23, 2019 | Dream
On a flight to San Francisco to see my friends Jeanie and Meri over 20 years ago, the man sitting next to me on the airplane and I had quite the deep conversation, and something he said has stayed with me all these years. While discussing life and goals and dreams and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 21, 2019 | Being present, How You Will Be Remembered, Love, Parenting Philosophy, The Extraordinary Ordinary
My husband and I went to dinner with our longtime friends Brian and Bea this weekend, and I mentioned to them the January 17 passing away of one of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver. Oliver’s message of finding the beauty in the ordinary, calm in the chaos, the awe in...
