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 | Oct 1, 2009 | Community Service, Culture, Live the Questions, Refugees
Our family friends from Sudan — that I have written about in my writersmommusings blog http://writermommusings.blogspot.com/2009/07/week-6-adventure-helping-others-summer.html over the past years, the family whom we have had the amazing opportunity to reach out...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 23, 2009 | Authors, Culture, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions
Saturday night I attended Donald Miller’s A Million Miles Tour at Grace Chapel in Wilsonville Oregon and it was just a fun night. I sat in the front row and he was on the same level as the audience and I asked him if he was moving up higher and he said no, but...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 23, 2009 | Culture, Family Life, Justice, Kids
I’ve always been so upset when I hear about the one child per family law and forced abortion and abandoned girls in China because everyone wants their boy to pass on the family name. And here in America you hear of happy stories of families adopting children...
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 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...
