by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 23, 2009 | Adventure, Children, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Moms, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website
(Originally published in The Oregonian newspaper Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, page B 2 of Metro section) When Dan Holland, M.D., was finishing his first day of work last summer as a visiting ophthalmologist at Tenwek Hospital in western Kenya, the eye clinic was still...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 18, 2009 | Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Live the Questions, Outreach, Parenting
I love how Advent Conspiracy, which started only 3 years ago is already revolutionizing the way people view the Christmas season. [It feels so good to say Christmas season when all I hear around town and in advertisements and on television and on...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 29, 2009 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions
For as much as we complain about modern technology — especially if it is not working and if it eats up too much time and if our kids are over-using it — it sure is nice if you stop and think about it. Last weekend I was able to not only talk to my...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 24, 2009 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Justice, Life, Live the Questions
The recent Denver Balloon Boy story that has been making international news has made me wonder, what in the world are these parents thinking. It is one thing to see what people will go through to get their five minutes of fame, but it’s quite another issue when they...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 15, 2009 | Authors, Culture, Justice, Live the Questions, Refugees, Writing
She dared ask questions. . . The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to author Herta Müller, an ethnic German who was born and raised in Romania. The Nobel committee honored her, “who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 14, 2009 | Children, Church, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Kids, School Days, Youth
So, the question of what to get your kids to read, especially Christian literature is upon me once again by a blog reader who wants to start a book group for kids [how neat is that!], and I must say I am not as well versed in this area of Christian books for kids. As...
