by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 21, 2019 | Being present, How You Will Be Remembered, Love, Parenting Philosophy, The Extraordinary Ordinary
My husband and I went to dinner with our longtime friends Brian and Bea this weekend, and I mentioned to them the January 17 passing away of one of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver. Oliver’s message of finding the beauty in the ordinary, calm in the chaos, the awe in...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 10, 2018 | Home, How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting
We bought a new house and we will be moving next month. I cannot believe it. After 29 years in our current home, we will be moving away from the only home our children have known. I. Cannot. Believe. It. I have not written about it yet in this space nor in...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 3, 2018 | grace, How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting
When I was in fifth grade in Germany with my family, my Oma on my dad’s side wanted me to eat a certain lunchmeat from the “kids’” table. Yeah, they had a table with food for the kids and a separate table with food for adults. I wanted the food from the adult table....
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 30, 2018 | How I Mom, How you mom, Motherhood
My daughter for Christmas one year gave me a framed poem collage with words and photos crafted out of magazine cutouts. The title of the poem was “Mom Living” or maybe it was just “Mom” as I look at it again. She wrote: My Mom is the light of my life She makes me feel...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 29, 2018 | balance, How I Mom, How you mom, Meals, Parenting
Have your kids prep meals with you. It may not seem like an important thing to do, but it is. It’s the everyday ordinary extraordinary real life being home together in a family, being part of what makes your family a family, and I believe one of the most important...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 25, 2018 | Being present, How I Mom, How you mom, The Extraordinary Ordinary
Oh my goodness that smile. . . The laughter, the fun, the sweetness, the craziness, the wild, the singing, the teasing, the chaos, the clanging, the clapping, the noise. Yep, it’s all there… and then they sit on the couch doing homework …before leaving for...
