by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 13, 2009 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Live the Questions, Moms, School Days, Youth
A 6 year old Delaware cub scout is so excited to bring his camping utensil to school. The tool is a combination spoon, a fork and a knife, Swiss Army style, and the boy was anticipating using the multi-purpose tool at school for lunch time. The school thought...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 13, 2009 | Children, Culture, Kids, Moms, School Days, Youth
So my high school son had a few friends over last summer to watch movies and one of them is texting right at the beginning of the film, and I think, okay, he’s probably just making plans for the next day, but then he texts again and again and again and for the next 2...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 7, 2009 | Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting
We had a soccer tournament last weekend. See, I did it again. I said, “We had a soccer tournament last weekend ” when I meant “My twins had a soccer tournament last weekend.” Okay, yes, that is a sign that I am a soccer mom. And I am also a cross country mom, a Boy...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 6, 2009 | Authors, Culture
I enjoy Sunday’s Oregonian section, O! to catch up on the latest book reviews. Then, I go the library and find them online and reserve them for myself to read. The latest was the information on the 2008 Nobel Prize winner in literature announced by the Swedish...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 6, 2009 | Adventure, Faith, Family Life, The Extraordinary Ordinary
So, my darling 6 year old is chucklingas I hobble down each step sideways and as I say, Ouch and Ouwee and Oh that hurts a day after my marathon race! “Quit laughing at me,” I tease back at him. Yes, I am sore after completing my 6th marathon on Sunday, my 5th...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 3, 2009 | Adventure, Family Life, Kids, Life
In less than 9 hours, I am off to complete my 6th marathon. http://www.portlandmarathon.org/ . . my first marathon was the Portland Marathon in 2001. This photo is from 2005, my 3rd marathon, when my husband brought our kids to join me for a short time toward the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2009 | Church, Faith, Kids, Outreach, Youth, Youth Ministry
So, I’ve moved down in the world — The past five years I have been active with the high school ministry at church which I loved. High schoolers are so real and so raw and so down to earth and I have enjoyed hanging with my two older children’s youth...
