by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 17, 2012 | Christianity, Faith, Family Life, Life, Moms, Parenting, Writing
We started focusing on the Advent season a few years ago, which for us translates into each Sunday evening in December gathering around our dining room table and lighting a new candle on our “Advent’s Kranz,” which is German for Advent’s wreath. Four candles arranged...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 7, 2012 | Africa, Gratitude, Home, Justice, Kids, Life, Parenting, Refugees, Writing
He walks to the door with his supervisor to let us in the locked rusty metal door double bolted entrance, which leads us through a cement-to-ceiling wired fence that takes us into a courtyard where deflated basketballs and wet picnic tables are pushed to the side. He...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 23, 2012 | Being present, Family Life, Huffington Post, Life, Real LIfe, Slowing Down
Warm, mouth-watering, home-baked sugar cookies are piled high on a white-rimmed plate. Green tea in French, hand-painted teacups are on the dining room table; a hand-painted sugar bowl is nearby to sweeten the sipping. A lace antique tablecloth wraps the room in...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 27, 2012 | Christianity, Christianity Today, Church, Community Service, Faith, Fundraising, Gratitude, Life, Outreach, Refugees
BY CORNELIA SEIGNEUR (Update: Lopez Lomong places 1oth in the 5,000 meter finals August 11- Mo Farah of Great Britain was first, Lagat Bernard of US was 4th and Galen Rupp of US was 7th) 5,000 Meter Men’s Olympics Final Results Lopez Lomong knows what it’s...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 29, 2012 | Children, Community, Community Service, Fundraising, Justice, Kids, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian, SW Weekly, West Linn
Seven thousand and seven — actually, 7,008 — that’s the number of three-point basketball shots Dan Loriaux, 23, of West Linn, will attempt to make in a 24-hour period, as a fund-raiser for the non-profit Mentor Athletics MENTOR ATHLETICS. If...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Apr 3, 2012 | Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting
This past weekend, my extraordinary, kind, intelligent, bright, warm, adventurous, curious, sweet, godly, loving, fun daughter Rachel Marianne christa taylor photo was married in a classic, elegant, vintage, beautiful marriage ceremony at the Academy Chapel in...
