by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 15, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Moms
Lying on a blanket by the lake while gazing at the star-filled sky; taking the boat out dodging white caps and listening to my twin sons laughing; searching for our crawdad traps on the lake then delighting in their wonder as they pull the traps up into the boat to...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 12, 2010 | Culture, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting
As a parent, I try to teach my children work ethics. The values of hard work, sticking with the job, learning as you go, being respectful, finishing the job, being kind. But those values fly in the face of the recent news story about a JetBlue flight attendant who...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 8, 2010 | Adventure, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Slowing Down
Finally, we made it happen — to hike up to the top of Saddle Mountain. My 18-year-0ld son Ryan and his friend Jon and his mom and I have talked about going on a mom-son hike for a quite some time. Jon and Ryan have been friends since they were in my 3-year-old...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 8, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting
For our Week 6 adventure, my three youngest boys and I drove to Beacon Rock, which Micki had hiked up with his class in fourth grade when Mr. Munoz was his teacher. On the way, I saw a sign for the Steigerwald Lake Wildlife Refuge, so I said to the kids that I would...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 5, 2010 | Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions
I am away at the Oregon Christian Writer’s conference and call home every day to talk to my family. I need to hear the sweet voices of my precious boys at home. My 7-year-old over the phone, his darling pitched voiced, “Hi Mommy,” melts my heart. I can picture him...
