by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 17, 2010 | Culture, Faith, Gratitude, Life, Outreach
In an Associated press article found in my Thursday Oct. 14, 2010 Oregonian newspaper, the individual stories of each of the 33 miners rescued after 69 days in a Chilean mine were shared along with a snap shot photo of each of the men. These particular stories of the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 15, 2010 | Adventure, Faith, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary
I finished it, but looking at my time, it seemed like I barely finished. I just did not get close to my goal. In fact, my finish time was 15 minutes slower than my first Portland Marathon, which was 11 years ago, and 45 minutes slower than last year. At first I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 16, 2010 | Authors, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Life, Outreach, Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection, Writing
This month’s Rolling Hills Writers Connection fourth Thursday of the month meeting will be a writing outreach event at the Oregon State Penitentiary, Thursday Sept. 23. We will be carpooling together, leaving at 4:30 p.m. from the church, and participants need to get...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 19, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Moms, Outreach, Parenting
How about Huckleberry Milkshakes to start off the Week 3 Adventure at Trout Lake, Washington. By the rushing creek. With the breathtaking view of Mt. Adams in the background.Before going off to Missions Camp at Jonah Ministries, where the focus is on the ultimate...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 6, 2010 | Art, Culture, Faith, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Living - Oregonian Newspaper, Oregonian stories, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Writing
(Originally published in print edition of The Oregonian, O! Sunday section, June 6, 2010 Oregonian O! Story on Matt Mikalatos) (Photo: Arkasha Stevenson, The Oregonian)(Photo: Matt Mikalatos, author of “Imaginary Jesus,” has his hands (and shoulders) full with...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 3, 2010 | Community Service, Culture, Faith, Gratitude, Justice, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach, Refugees, Writing
When I blogged about the experience I had at a local café in Portland where my daughter and I were having a quiet conversation with a Portland Police officer before we were interrupted by the café owner, who asked the police officer to leave, I never dreamed that the...