by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 2, 2011 | Christianity, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith and Culture, Gratitude, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community
Originally published in print edition of The Oregonian, SW Weekly, July 2, 2011 Theodore Bennett celebrated his 88th birthday doing what he does twice a day, morning and evening — waving to passers-by outside his West Linn house, wearing his trademark red hat....
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 26, 2011 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Children, Culture, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Slowing Down
Week 2 of my Summer 2011 ADVENTURE WITH KIDS took us to Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area in the Sauvie Island area of Portland, Oregon. Like Mt. Talbert, it was also not a far drive, which is perfect when you only have a couple of hours....
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 | 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 | Oct 29, 2009 | Faith, Live the Questions, Slowing Down, Writing
I am intrigued with the intersection of faith and literature, and have recently been purchasing books on the subject. Various literary artists who are believers have spoken on the subject, a topic we took on at our last Writing and Culture connection meeting at...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 29, 2009 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions
For as much as we complain about modern technology — especially if it is not working and if it eats up too much time and if our kids are over-using it — it sure is nice if you stop and think about it. Last weekend I was able to not only talk to my...
