by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Join W. Paul Young, author of The Shack , Feb. 13, from 8-10:30 am as he shares the story of writing the popular New York Times best-selling book. The event takes place at Willamette Christian Church in West Linn, which is located at 3153 S Brandywine Drive. The...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 25, 2010 | Children, Culture, Family Life, Life, Moms, Parenting
So my twins now have I-Pods. Okay, they bought them with their own money and I could have said no, but they were so excited so I gave in. they are just getting into this tech world so early in life. They are 12. Man, it seems the thing is glued to them. I keep telling...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 22, 2010 | Adventure, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Faith, Family Life, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary
My mom friend Juanita and I were on an adventure hike at Tryon Creek State Park on MLK Junior Day, with our 12-year-old boys and my 6 year old boy plus our family friends from Sudan, their 12-year-old and 13 -year old kids. The four 12-year-old boys were meandering...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 19, 2009 | Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Refugees
Yesterday we took over a Christmas tree that we had cut down in the Mount Hood National forest to our Sudan friends in north Portland. They are refugees, a family of 9, who live in north Portland apartments. The mom, Tifiso, was so excited to get her tree into her...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
UPDATE- 12-18-09 -Hi, two of Mr. Snook’s 6th grade Rosemont Ridge Middle School language Arts classes. Due to modern technology difficulties with the blogspot/google account where the www.imagesofamericawestlinn.com website is, we are extending the deadline to...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 11, 2009 | Adventure, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach
I was recently talking with another soccer mom about my daughter Rachel being in Germany right now pursuing her dreams. Rachel is in language school so she can pass the German proficiency language exam required for admission into the German university system. Her...