by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 23, 2009 | Children, Church, Community Service, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Live the Questions, Moms, Outreach, Slowing Down
So on Monday my long time friend Bea calls me about 3:30 in the afternoon to ask how I am doing. This is so refreshing because she means it. Here’s how I know: I say the usual “okay,” and she follows it up with a “What is going on right now in your life.” I tell her...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2009 | Adventure, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary
Okay, so I like fall, the leaves changing colors, the excitement about back to school, the soccer games and cross country matches and youth group events and boy scouts and family traditions like making apple cider. You would not believe how excited our 6 year old got...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 23, 2009 | Family Life, Gratitude, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary
I had to go to a writing meeting tonight so I was not able to eat dinner with the family, but I did not want to miss what was happening at home. I did not want to miss the ordinary extraordinary. Rachel’s friend had come over and I had initially thought they were...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 22, 2009 | Adventure, Family Life, Slowing Down
I found this recent article about Prince Charles intriguing – walk more and use public transportation – and he is in England where public transportation is used so much more than where I live- I live in the suburbs and we talk about green living and we use...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 15, 2009 | Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary
He sits at the corner of the bend of Carriage Way. Every morning and evening to wave at the passers by rushing to work or wherever the day requires. Just seeing him, makes me want to slow down. The first time I drove by a couple of years ago, he waved at me wearing...
