by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 19, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
Despite my accident and my focus this year on recovery, I have kids at home. I am trying to make things as normal as possible. What is normal? I have done adventures each summer with my kids and am trying to do that this year as well. This week’s Summer Outdoor...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 7, 2015 | Life
My neighbor Joyce needs supplemental oxygen just to breathe. She cannot go anywhere without it. She sits on her couch with her thin oxygen tubes connected through her nose and with this heat; it’s been especially hard on her. Today, she left me a voice mail that the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 1, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, for 31 Days
My 17-year-old son started going swimming every day at our local private pool at 7 a.m. to get in shape for the upcoming fall swim season. He has a workout that his swim team coach Leanne gave to him. I thought, I could join him at 7 a.m. to swim with him. Bonding...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thought for today: Nourish the nurturing side of your child . . . It’s early morning and I walk into my 12-year-old son’s bedroom and there he is petting Colt’s black and white coat. He tells me that she climbed up on his bed. He’s looking at his new tuxedo kitten...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
My twins are both lifeguards this summer. Last summer, just Micki was but this summer they both have the same jobs at our local pool. And if you live in the Portland, Oregon area, you know how hot it has been. Yesterday was a scorcher — 99 degrees. As I was on...