by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 6, 2011 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, The Extraordinary Ordinary
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as foreign land. –G.K.Chesterton- My oldest son’s girlfriend, who is from San Juan Islands, spent a week with us during the July 4 holiday four day...
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 | Oct 15, 2010 | Adventure, Faith, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary
I finished it, but looking at my time, it seemed like I barely finished. I just did not get close to my goal. In fact, my finish time was 15 minutes slower than my first Portland Marathon, which was 11 years ago, and 45 minutes slower than last year. At first I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 21, 2010 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2010, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary
When I asked my twins what they wanted to do for this week’s adventure, they said hang with their cousins. But, I wanted to go to a new place, to adventure out. So we did what we often do–combine ideas. I told my sister that I wanted to get together and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 5, 2010 | Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions
I am away at the Oregon Christian Writer’s conference and call home every day to talk to my family. I need to hear the sweet voices of my precious boys at home. My 7-year-old over the phone, his darling pitched voiced, “Hi Mommy,” melts my heart. I can picture him...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 28, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary
For our week 4 Summer Adventure with Kids, it was a family trek to hike along the Old Salmon River Trail, near Welches Oregon. We had to get a permit before hand at the ranger station ($ 30 year pass) then we parked in the Green CanyonsNational Forest Campground to...
