ABOUT ME– I was born in Germany and was raised in the United States by my German immigrant parents. My father was a professor in the Business Administration School at the University of Portland (Oregon) for years, and my mom taught at Marylhurst University and in high schools before giving up everything to stay home with her children. My parents spoke German to us at home. In our house, if you wanted to eat, you said it in German. Today, I am grateful and I have spoke German to my children when they were young.
After graduating from Cleveland High school in Portland Oregon (and being able to take classes at Reed College as a Talented and Gifted student) I attended the University of Portland where I earned my English degree and met my husband Christopher Seigneur through Campus Crusade for Christ. We were married in 1986. Having become a believer in high school, I felt a calling to inspire youth to live a passionate life for Christ. I also had a heart for missions and instilling in youth a love for God and reaching out to others.
Concord Christian Church offered me the staff position as Youth Ministries Director in 1987, to oversee the junior high and high school youth groups. I love encouraging students in their walk with Christ.  In addition, I was a substitute teacher in local high schools. I also had a stint teaching German at Mt. Hood Community College, which gave me my first taste of being a part of higher education faculty.                                                                                                                      Our first child Rachel was born in 1990  and I began staying home, always keeping a foot in the door of teaching. After Ryan came along and when they started school, I started evaluating what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I had earned my Master’s of Arts in German hoping to teach on the university level, but I also wanted to write for the newspaper. And, when the twins came along writing was a great way to work from home.
God has provided opportunities to write for publication since then; writing about faith and  family has  became my specialty writing niche. I grew up reading the newspaper in our home — and writing for The Oregonian has been a dream come true. I penned a WriterMom column (On the Home Front) for the West Linn Tidings for seven years before The Oregonian offered me the opportunity to write a family column, which I titled Real-Life Mom, in 2005. With five children, there was much to write about.
I have also been published in Travel Oregon and Parents magazine as well at the University of Portland’s Portland Magazine, among other publications and websites.
With my background in English literature as my major, I have also been a freelance editor. From 2003 to 2008, I was the editor of a weekly magazine, overseeing the assignment of stories, the photographers, the writers, the production staff. I also worked with the advertising staff and the advertisers. 
I love to inspire others in their pursuit of writing for publication. I taught at Portland State University’s Center for Excellence in Writing for a few years, and have taught as an adjunct instructor at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon as well as most recently at Multnomah. I enjoy speaking at writers’ conferences, schools, churches and other venues, sharing my love for life, God, family, parenting, adventure and writing.
Recently, I felt a new calling on my life, to focus on my spiritual writing and speaking to the church, which I am pursuing.
I have several book ideas that I am working on. My first book, Images of America: WEST LINN, was released by Arcadia Publishing in January of 2009.
Personal hobbies include power walking and running with a hobble due to a past knee injury – I have completed 6 marathons within the past 9 years, including one with my daughter Rachel in 2008 in Newport, Oregon. I love to travel, go on adventures with my children, read poetry, listen to music, camp, bicycle ride, go on road trips and visit with my extended family. As a photographer, I am always looking for the perfect picture. I volunteer in my children’s public schools and am active at church, where I help with student ministries. I also started a Writing Connection group/ministry at Rolling Hills Community Church. In addition, I have a calling to reach out to the Sudan refugee community.