by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | May 30, 2015 | Culture, Marriage, Tradition, Writing
It’s graduation and wedding season which means that we — and I am guessing you too — are receiving graduation announcements and wedding invitations. And other invitations to fun celebratory end of the school year beginning of summer events. In our house,...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2014 | Attitude, balance, Children, Culture, Family Life, Home, Kids, Life, Moms, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood, Parenting, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column, Technology, Technology Free, Writing
I was at a recent soccer game for my 11-year-old son on a bright sunny early fall day. All of the parents are lined up in a row, watching the game. One mom stood out as had two of her younger children with her watching the game. Only, the two younger siblings, maybe...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 13, 2014 | balance, Children, Communication, Community, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Motherhood, Parenting, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column, Real-Life Mom column - The Oregonian, Teaching Moments, Technology, Technology Free, West Linn, Writing
The other night after dinner when all the kids scattered in their various directions, I grabbed my cell phone to do a quick check of email. One email sends me to a website and that website sends me to twitter which sends me to another website and then of course, I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 11, 2014 | Africa, Attitude, Children, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach, Parenting, Youth
It was the week off for Christmas vacation. Only a couple of the children were supposed to be there. At the most, a handful. It was the week that the children would get to be with family members, perhaps at an uncle or aunt’s home, or a host family or friends of the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Culture, Faith, Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Writing
(This post was originally written for the Faith & Culture Writers Conference blog Dec. 9, 2013: FAITH & CULTURE WRITERS BLOG POST – “I cannot do this alone”) When the leadership team for the 2013 Faith & Culture Writers Conference had our...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 2, 2013 | 2014 Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Author/Speaking Events, Authors, Christianity, Communication, Culture, Faith & Culture Writers Conference, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Writers Connection-, Writing
It is an honor to bring the Third Annual Faith & Culture Writers Conference to George Fox University community Friday-Saturday, March 7-8, 2014! I taught Public Relations at the Newberg, Oregon campus in the spring in 2008 and fell in love with the school, and my...