by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 11, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, Parenting, Uncategorized
It’s the NBA Finals, and I have been glued to the TV watching Lebron James of the Cleveland Caveliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. A couple of days ago during the opening game I had originally planned on penning a bunch of over-due thank you...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 9, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, Parenting, Uncategorized
We have begun thinking about where we can go as a family this summer. We love road trips, with fishing and boating on cool lakes and camping in rugged campgrounds and savoring orange and red sunsets then roasting marshmallows at toasty campfires. The summer can get...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 6, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, Parenting
I have been a journalist for 20 years and have never been a “regular” blogger, but I have recently wanted to step up that game. I have written Mom columns for newspapers since the late 1990’s before “Mom blogger” was even a term. I do find that my...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 11, 2015 | Being present, Moms, Navigating Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Philosophy, Raising Teens, Raising Tweens, The Extraordinary Ordinary, work, working moms, Writing
I grew up in a household where it was a joke to say that you were worth what you worked. Our family friend Brent used to say this about us, and it became something that we laughed about and responded with a “ha ha ha” and acted like we were just kidding...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 9, 2015 | Accident, Being present, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Grown children, Kids, Life, Moms, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column - The Oregonian
My daughter left yesterday. You’d think I’d get used to it. I don’t. When my daughter visits from across the ocean, we stop the busy-to-do-lifestyle life. We go to indie coffee shops and on long walks in the neighborhood and make sure we meet with friends. We bake...
