by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 10, 2013 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Real LIfe, Slowing Down, Technology, Writing, Youth
My kid wanted an I-Pod 5 for Christmas. Before this he wanted a new computer for Christmas. But, then his only waking thought became an I-Pod 5. My kid is 9-years-old. He asked me many times. He sent me links to where I could get an I-Pod 5. He told his Granma that he...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 5, 2013 | Adventure, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting
Omi took me to the woods. My memories of times with my German Grandma on my mother’s side are walking on pine needle carpets along tree lined paths in Hessen Germany. She’d look for mushrooms on the way while she held her walking stick and as we meandered along on...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 21, 2012 | Art, Children, Culture, Kids, music, Oregonian Sports Spotlight, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, SW Weekly, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news, Youth
(Photo by Cornelia Becker Seigneur for The Oregonian) Staff members for one of Youth Music Project’s summer camps with the nonprofit’s portable classroom at Rosemont Ridge Middle School in West Linn. Included are (from left) John Lamb, Monica...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 2, 2012 | Children, Community Service, Fundraising, Gratitude, Kids, Outreach, West Linn, West Linn news
West Linn’s Dan Loriaux set out to break the world record for number three-point shots made in 24 hours, and reached the 2007 record of 7,007 shots 15 hours into the attempt. Nine hours later, Loriaux swished 10,273 (N.B.A. standard) 3-Point shots in 24 hours,...
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...
