by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 12, 2019 | Being present, Family Culture, Parenting, Technology
I was at a ski team race talking to another mom and the subject turned from shredding the gnarr to cell phones and screen use. No surprise. I mentioned to this mom how phones affect my work as a substitute teacher. “Students walk into class with their ear buds in and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 26, 2019 | Being present, kindness, Outreach
I was talking about legacy and life and what we will be remembered for with my friend Kristi during a recent bicycle ride, and she said that when she dies she wants her kids and others to remember one thing that she told them: Be kind. And I couldn’t agree more....
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...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 29, 2018 | balance, How I Mom, How you mom, Meals, Parenting
Have your kids prep meals with you. It may not seem like an important thing to do, but it is. It’s the everyday ordinary extraordinary real life being home together in a family, being part of what makes your family a family, and I believe one of the most important...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 25, 2018 | Being present, How I Mom, How you mom, The Extraordinary Ordinary
Oh my goodness that smile. . . The laughter, the fun, the sweetness, the craziness, the wild, the singing, the teasing, the chaos, the clanging, the clapping, the noise. Yep, it’s all there… and then they sit on the couch doing homework …before leaving for...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 24, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, Neighborhood, Parenting
On an amazing fall day in between prepping for family gatherings, I got outside for a Bike ride. I rode near the river and through the woods and inside of parks and a stone’s throw from the lake, and I stop by to see my friends Doug and Diane who were just...
