by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 22, 2009 | Faith, Justice, Live the Questions
If you are a woman in America, count your blessings for the pants in your closet and the ability to wear them, as silly as that may seem. Other women in other countries are not as fortunate. Take Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, a journalist who works for the media department...
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 21, 2009 | Community Service, Faith, Rolling Hills Community and Mission Stories
When Tyler plays fetch with Indie the dog and Peanut the cat, Trent just laughs and laughs. “And sometimes I will put the ball near Trent and act like he is throwing the ball and he laughs at that. He loves making voices, impersonating movies. During his freshman year...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 21, 2009 | Community Service, Faith, Rolling Hills Community and Mission Stories
When Joyce Nagy met with Ann Witsil, the executive director of the Kinship House, to discuss painting a mural, Ann just wanted a tree. “Ann said to me, ‘I look out my office window and see a blank wall, and I am wondering if we could get a tree.’ So, we just got the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 8, 2009 | School Days, Transitions
It was a day of firsts in many ways on this first day of school. The twins had their first day of middle school today and Augustin is a first grader…I am home alone for an entire day for the first time since a few decades ago. . . Come to think of it, it is a...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 5, 2009 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Kids, Life
We hiked up the Sleeping Beauty Trail for an adventure in the Mt. Adams wilderness area and it was a team effort to get 9 of us from various ages and abilities up that hill. One of our Sudan friends was having a really hard time and we told her this was a team effort...
