by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 23, 2013 | Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Africa, Art, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, History, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Outdoors, Outreach, Parenting, Summer, Technology Free, Writing
My 10-year-old Gus and I were alone for the week and I wanted to get away on a summer outdoor adventure, but farther than our usual more local, within-an-hour-of-Portland trips. Chris and the twins were on a 10-day high adventure-rafting trip on the Deschutes River...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 10, 2013 | Art, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, West Linn
Emma calls my youngest son Augustin Gakki and she runs to greet you with open arms and a spirited hug. She plays the piano and sings and plays recreational soccer and basketball. You will also see Emma in local theater productions and then you will catch her...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 29, 2013 | Children, Family Life, Home, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting, Real-Life Mom column, Tradition, Transitions, Writing
(This was also published in The Huffington Post Huffington Post- Can We Just Relax Mom?”) The start of summer is a bit disorienting for me as a mom, and I know for many other parents as well. What to do with the kids this summer, 12 weeks long. During the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Apr 8, 2013 | Art, Faith, Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Live the Questions, Multnomah University, Writers Connection-, Writing
(Art on WORDS banner: www.martinfrench.com) (The wonderful leadership planning team who helped make the 2013 Faith & Culture Writers Conference happen: l-r: Ana Brors, Ashley Larkins, Kari Patterson, me, Bethany Jackson) I am just coming off of the 2013...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 15, 2013 | Art, Christianity, Church, Culture, Faith, Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Life, Live the Questions
(Originally published at OREGONIAN-WEBSITE-Liar/Lunatic story) Spoken word poet Phil Long, who is a featured presenter at our opening night at our FAITH & CULTURE WRITERS CONFERENCE brings his one man performance, Liar | Lunatic, to the Headswater Theater ...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 6, 2013 | Art, Culture, Justice, Life, Live the Questions, Writing
Several plates had steaks painted on them. Some had a hamburger depicted on them. There were quite a number of plates with paintings of a variety of fish. One had a cigarette as its focus in the middle of the plate and another a cold glass of ice water. Then there was...
