by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 14, 2009 | Children, Church, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Kids, School Days, Youth
So, the question of what to get your kids to read, especially Christian literature is upon me once again by a blog reader who wants to start a book group for kids [how neat is that!], and I must say I am not as well versed in this area of Christian books for kids. As...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2009 | Church, Faith, Kids, Outreach, Youth, Youth Ministry
So, I’ve moved down in the world — The past five years I have been active with the high school ministry at church which I loved. High schoolers are so real and so raw and so down to earth and I have enjoyed hanging with my two older children’s youth...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2009 | Church, Community Service, Faith, Justice, Outreach, Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection, Writing
I confess, I tried to get out of it at first. You will always be too busy. You will always find a reason to not go. And as the date was approaching I thought of many reasons I did not want to go to the State pen for the annual writing contest they sponsor. Prison...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 23, 2009 | Church, Culture, Faith, Kids, Live the Questions
I was at the church library to get some books for my husband to read to our 6-year-old. My husband had asked for some new books as he was getting tired of the same old same old. As I looked around, I also thought of our 11 year old twin sons who love a good story. The...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 23, 2009 | Church, Faith, Live the Questions
I have heard of a statistic that notes how a large majority of kids are leaving the faith as they get beyond high school and move on to collegiate life. I think of church life sometimes and have to wonder: So much of our church is segregated times. The grade schoolers...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 6, 2009 | Church
Yesterday I sent my twins, 11, off to junior high church camp with Rolling Hills Community Church. They are incoming 6th graders and this is the first over night church camp they have gone to. I so wanted to be there as a leader but I am speaking at a writers...
