by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 15, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, Parenting
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”- 1 Peter 5:5 I messed up. Again. I overreacted toward my 17–year-old son the other day. I raised my voice. I made something a bigger deal than it was. After I did this, I felt so badly. I am a...
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 | Mar 27, 2015 | Family Life, Motherhood, Navigating Motherhood, Parenting Philosophy, Raising Tweens, Real-Life Mom column, Tradition, Transitions, Tweens
My youngest son Augustin Heinz Martin turned 12 a couple of days ago. Can we just slow life down for a while. It’s moving too fast. But, Gus was ready. His birthdays are a big deal for him and they are a big deal to me as well. It’s his last year as a “tween.” Sixth...
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...
