by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 18, 2013 | Kids, Life, Moms, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood, Parenting, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column, Teaching Moments, Transitions, Twins, Writing
My twins are 16. Oh my. Wow, and double wow. My two blue-eyed blonde boy bundles were born five minutes a part on a crisp fall day 16 years ago. One arrived at 10:32 a.m., the other at 10:37 am. One placenta, the doctor told me. “What does that mean?” I pondered, deep...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 9, 2013 | Christianity, Justice, Life, Live the Questions, Slowing Down, Writing
Dear tailgater. I see the evil eye you are giving me. The impatient look. The “what are you doing, lady, learn how to drive” look. I see these looks because I have looked at people in the same manner. In fact, I did that just today. I have said to myself or to my...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 5, 2013 | Author/Speaking Events, Authors, Faith, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Rolling Hills Community Church Writers Connection, Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection, Writers Connection-, Writing
I met Karen Spears Zacharias last April when she joined us at the 2013 Faith & Culture Writers Conference and loved her energy, passion, drive, heart and writing! I have wanted her to speak to our group for a while! I am so happy to be able to announce that she is...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 2, 2013 | Author/Speaking Events, Church, Community Service, Faith & Culture Writers Connection, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Outreach, Parenting, Refugees, Rolling Hills Community Church Writers Connection, Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection, Writers Connection-, Writing
Our Writers Connection visited the Oregon State Penitentiary recently for their yearly Essay Presentation. I served as MC, and they also asked me to present an essay. As I thought and prayed about what to share, I remembered a recent exchange between my...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2013 | Community, Entitlement, Family Life, Gratitude, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Live, Parenting, Real-Life Mom column, Responsibility, Writing, Youth
(Originally published: Huffington Post-Two Tales Involving 350 Kids, Entitlement and Lessons in Parenting and Life) Let me get this straight. Three hundred teenagers break into the vacant vacation home of a former NFL player, ransacking the home while drinking and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Oct 1, 2013 | Athlete of the Week, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Kids, 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, Writing
(Also published in Oct. 2, 2013 The Oregonian print edition) SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Nick Hines Age: 18 Hometown: Tualatin School/grade: Tualatin High School senior Sport: Football Email (Nick Hines, Tualatin High School senior, runs the 100 meters when it’s not...
