by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 18, 2010 | Children, Community, Community Service, Culture, Kids, Life, Live the Questions
Barry S. Childs of West Linn received the 2010 Purpose Prize for his work through Africa Bridge, a nonprofit organization he founded in 2000 to assist children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable children in rural Tanzania. Childs, along with nine other Purpose...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 15, 2010 | Communication, Community, Culture, Gratitude, Life, Slowing Down
Hundreds Singing Handel’s Hallelujah chorus at Macy’s for a Random Act of Culture! My friend Mary just sent me the link for this rendition of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus on You Tube — The Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 15, 2010 | Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection
This month’s Writer’s Connection meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 18, which is the 3rd Thursday of the month (rather than the usual 4th Thursday, which is Thanksgiving!) Come for inspiration, connection, networking. Learn of publishing...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 12, 2010 | Adventure, Community, Culture, Gratitude, Justice, Life, Moms
At 11:30 Wednesday night, while my son and I were watching the movie Apollo 13, the telephone startled us from the couch. My mind starting racing — My twins were at a retreat with the church youth group, my son and daughter away at college. The phone call...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 11, 2010 | Adventure, Communication, Life, Writing
Since finding out about the Social Isolation Project three days ago, I am having the students in my comm theory and media analysis courses muse on their takes of the subject (on the earlier blog post on this subject). In addition, I have received the go-ahead to write...