by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 12, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, Love
Love. The only formula for how I Mom. And try to live my life in general. Love. It’s what our kids need, it’s what we need, it’s what the world needs, it’s what our community needs, it’s what our neighbors need, it’s what our parents need, it’s what our sisters and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 11, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, No formula, Parenting Philosophy
When my husband and I “just” had two kids, our first born, our only daughter, and our first son, born 18 months later, we quickly realized that they were so different and that we had to adjust our parenting accordingly. We realized this reality when our Rachel had...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 10, 2018 | How I Mom, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood
I visited my childhood best friend Jeanie in Corvallis for her birthday and she has been sorting through a bunch of keepsakes that her mom saved for her over the years. She was thrilled to show me some of the items. Letters I had written, stories she had penned that...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 8, 2018 | for 31 Days, Hospitality, How I Mom, How you mom
Gather at the table. With your family. With your extended family. With your friends. With just you and your kids. With just you and your spouse. . In whatever form, fancy or ordinary, every day, in the real space of your real home in your real neighborhood, gather...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 7, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, Motherhood, Prayer
My overarching umbrella of How I Mom is hands down. PRAYER. Pray like your family, your kids, your world depends upon it. Because it does. I am so desperate for God in my life and I want my kids to know it. Pray like breathing. When my children were still in their...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 7, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting
How I Mom 7/30 “Be your kids’ number one cheerleader” When one of my now-college aged twins was on the seventh grade basketball team for his Middle School, I was at an appointment before his game and was running late. He texted me moments before the...
