by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 15, 2015 | Accident, Being present, Life, West Linn, West Linn news
When she walked through the door of our home, her eyes immediately welled up in tears, as she looked at me sprawled out on the couch. You should be dead. You should be dead. Your kids would’ve been orphans. They should’ve been planning your funeral. I cannot believe...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 19, 2014 | Family Life, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Philosophy, Raising Teens, Raising Tweens, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column, Real-Life Mom column - The Oregonian, Teaching Moments, Teens, Transitions, Tweens, Twins, West Linn, Writing
After the recent winter concert of my sixth grade son at his middle school, we went out for ice cream at the local Baskin-Robbins with about a dozen other families from the community who, like us, were celebrating the wonderful holiday musical event. It was my...
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 | Dec 18, 2013 | Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Oregonian Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Sports Spotlight, Oregonian Sports Spotlight, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Sports, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
(Originally written for The Oregonian SW Weekly section and published online Dec. 18, 2013 at: ASHLEY JOHNSON SPORTS SPOTLIGHT- Oregonian -Oregonlive.com) “My coaches have always told me to never stop shooting the ball even when I’m not hitting my shots,”...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 15, 2013 | Character, Children, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Community Service, Faith, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Refugees, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Summer, SW Weekly, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news, Youth
Presentation Friday Nov. 8 and Saturday Nov. 9 from 7-8 pm: Barbara and Todd Briscoe and family will discuss their Rwanda mission in a one-hour presentation 7-8 pm, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, at the Lake Oswego Art Center, 510 1st Street, Lake Oswego.Information:...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 13, 2013 | Athlete of the Week, Oregonian Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Sports Spotlight, Oregonian Sports Spotlight, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Sports, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian, SW Weekly, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news, Youth
(To be published in print edition of Nov. 20, 2013 The Oregonian Blake Hepburn-Oregonlive.com link) (Blake Hepburn says “there is nothing like playing with a bunch of your friends, in front of friends and loved ones.) (Photo: Nicole Gray)...