by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 7, 2018 | Being present, Family Life, Parenting
My neighbor Midori’s late husband Belton HJ Hamilton was the first African American to graduate from Stanford and the first African American assistant Attorney General in Oregon. I love visiting Midori. She’s the mother of two grown children whom she is so proud of....
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 6, 2018 | Being present, Family Life, Parenting
I am back to blogging after basically three years since the accident. . . So much to share. . . this one on how we “Wait for one another” Our family was preparing to go to the mountains with Philip, our guest from Germany. We wanted to show Philip...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 19, 2016 | Adventure, Dream
We watched Tomorrowland again. Our first time seeing the film I noticed the phrase in the film, “What if there’s Everything?” The conversation went something like this: This little girl looks at the stars in outer space, and tells her dad that she...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 4, 2016 | Being present, Christianity, Faith and Culture, Integrity, Life, Motherhood, Parenting Philosophy, Writing
Last year, I attended the memorial service of Gene Jackson today. He was 84. Gene was the father of my friends Allyn and Bethany Jackson. I had never met Gene and wanted to go to support my friends. Bethany and Allyn had spoken of Gene’s faith in the Lord, his...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 10, 2015 | Being present, Parenting
Today marks the 10-month anniversary of the accident that changed my life. I spent an hour of the day at vision therapy with all these gadgets and exercises to help my eyes track better together. My therapist says one of them is like a view-master, which I don’t...