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Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTime for the Ladies - Episode 106As usual, I have been rummaging through old newsletters, and found this statement that Thomas wrote. He was reporting to our friends in the States about what we were doing in Germany as missionaries. He said; “Kristine besides being a mother of four, was involved with church organization, counselling and teaching women, children’s work, correspondence, and hospitality.” Of course, I wasn’t doing all of that at the same time, but what stood out to me now, is the mention of teaching women. I used to have stacks of notebooks from the 70s and 80s, but unfortun...2024-09-2513 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenEin bewegtes Leben - Video Interview 2007This program from Bibel TV was recorded in Hamburg. Our conversation was about the "Song of my Life", based on my autobiography titled "Das Lied meines Lebens," published in 2007. The interviewer asked some really deep and personal questions. For example: What led me to West Berlin from California when I was 19 years old, and how did I meet my future husband there? Then, how did we end up together in California, landed in jail because of drugs, and moved to the mountains and lived in a tipi? Then, how did our lives change after we met Jesus...2024-07-1028 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenToday is a New Day! - Video - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenTranslation for "Hoffnung in der Trauer" -TV Interview ERF 2007 - “Hof mit Himmel” Welcome back friends! Last week you saw the German interview that was filmed shortly after my autobiography was published. Naomi and I have tried our best to recreate the interview in English. I hadn't seen the film for a long time so it was fun seeing my younger self. This was the first time, I ever did an interview, and then on German TV! I had no idea what kind of questions the host would ask, but I thought he did a great job. 2024-03-2831 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHoffnung in der Trauer - Video Interview 2007A Christian Talk Show for German TV - 2007 This is an interview for ERF TV - Hof mit Himmel - with Kristine van Dooren This program was filmed shortly after my autobiography, “Das Lied meines Lebens”, was published. The title of the program is, "Sagt mir wo die Blumen sind" - “Where have all the flowers gone?”, in reference to the hippie days. You can watch the video, on my Youtube channel under Kristine van Dooren, FINDING PURPOSE. The film includes some of our personal hippie photos, and a short film of me in a rec...2024-03-2027 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenJust Between Us - Episode 83What better way to start off our second spring in Munich, than with more parties. One was a wedding, and our little family, had three birthdays coming up. As a fellowship we were really getting good at planning parties, and for the coming months, they would all be happy occasions. And we rejoiced, with Brian and Christine, they had a healthy baby boy, and moved into the downstairs apartment. With some flowers and a card, the sisters welcomed her home saying, “Please let us know if you need any help.” Daniel and Susan, were going to b...2024-02-2814 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenValiant Women - Episode 82Steve took one last photo, of Thomas and John, standing on the gangway after unloading the vans. None of them could imagine, what awaited the two families, once their ship was on it's way. At the Gasthof, the evening before they watched the news on TV. It was reported that a big storm was brewing over the Atlantic. Steve’s wife told me years later that the owner of the guest house warned them, he said it was too dangerous to get on a ship that week. But Peter reminded them, that he and his family, had al...2024-02-2117 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTrue Motivation - Episode 81You have been listening to the stories about my past, and have also heard from a couple of my daughters, and grandchildren. Their lives have been influenced by the important things, that Thomas and I learned, in the first years at the Trudering house. Even my youngest grandchildren, unknowingly, are reaping from the fruit that comes from having parents that love God. Even though they are too young to listen to the podcast, I like to show them old photographs, and tell them about how their mommy grew up. I feel like I am, at the same time, planting...2024-02-1414 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenThe Heart of the Matter - Episode 80Through my weekly stories, you having been getting all the details, about the early years of my life with Thomas. With the addition of the “video conversations”, you can get a tiny glimpse into what my life looks like today. Along with all the unique experiences we had, I think the most important thing, is what goes deeper than the outward events, that were taking place. God was changing our hearts and our minds, through each new phase. I can just imagine Thomas in those days, reading Proverbs, twenty three, verse 26 and hearing God’s Word; “Give me your...2024-02-0815 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFinding God’s Will – VIDEO PODCAST – Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome back friends! Today we are having a family talk, that includes three generations! My daughter, Miriam is hosting our talk that includes my first granddaughter, Adina. You have probably heard her name mentioned before! She is Naomi’s daughter, and was the person who said to me, “Grammy, you should do a podcast about your life.” We discuss priorities for family living, mom and dad’s example, and teachings when we grew up. How we learned to seek, and find God’s will, in both the small and big decisions in life. All three...2024-01-3131 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenInternationally Linked - Episode 79My recent stories, take place in the fall, of 1976 in Munich. I even have to remind myself, how different life in the world was at that time. Our communication consisted of writing letters, making tape recordings and sometimes phone calls. I have the benefit today, that my family saved many personal letters and tapes, that we sent to each other over the years. I recently found, in my “go to book,” the Bible, a verse about the importance of learning from generational wisdom. It’s in the Old Testament, Deuteronomy, Chapter 32, verse 7 says; “Remember the days of...2024-01-2516 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFriends to the Rescue - Episode 78Welcome back everyone! I turned 26 at the end of September. It was a milestone - because it marked one year, since Thomas and I, had moved to Munich from Nienburg. The beautiful house in Trudering had been secured and the other families joined us. Who would have known that one year later, we would be saying goodbye, to Gregor, and Alan’s families. At least the dust had settled in our midst, by the time Jim’s promised helpers arrived. They were Scott and Steve from California, part of a team of leaders who Jim call...2024-01-1715 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenOvercoming Disappointment - Episode 77Now that we are in my “Era 2” of life in Munich, let’s get on with the next part of the story. Thomas and I, had come so far from our hippie days of living in a tipi, like I talked about in my early episodes. Now of all places, we had found our dream of living in community, in the big city of Munich. But quite suddenly, the atmosphere of love and unity, was going to be tested in a big way. This became another major turning point! It took place, shortly after the second team from t...2024-01-1019 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTrue Love - VIDEO PODCAST #6 - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome back friends! Today, I am having a very personal talk with my oldest daughter, Naomi. We are talking about the “true love,” that I was privileged to experience, with my husband of 30 years. We met as young hippies, in West Berlin in 1970, and lived together there. Our lives took quite the turn when we moved to California and lived in the Redwoods. We shared many wonderful years together, with our five daughters, and then the illness, cancer hit. Naomi and I, talk about the journey that took all of us on. We had many ups and down...2023-12-2732 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 76 - Growth - Beautiful ReportsWelcome back everyone! Thomas and I, were looking forward to celebrating our anniversary in August. We had been married for four years, but said to each other, “We’ve been together for six years.” To celebrate, we went out to dinner for the very first time, to a nearby restaurant. I remember it, because I wore a new dress, that my mom had bought me. When we would sit together alone, we had so much to talk about. Our week in West Berlin, had made a big impression, on both of us. Besides the year we had...2023-12-2021 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 75 - Cultural Changes - Making MermoriesWelcome back everyone! I have cute photos of our children climbing on the front gate, playing in a small pool, and having lunch on the patio. It reminds me that they were prospering, and having fun, in the midst of our busy household. The team from the States was gradually adjusting to their new world. Most of them, signed up for language classes, that would begin in September. Some had applied for jobs, both on the economy, and at the American army base. Marc listed some things in his book that they had...2023-12-1321 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 74 - More People - More FaithWelcome back friends! The songs you heard in the last episode were carrying us on, into the next phase of life, at the Trudering house. Towards the end of June, we had word that the next team, would soon be flying into Frankfurt. Their group consisted of 11 singles and one married couple. The only one we knew personally, was a guy named John, who Thomas was friends with at the Living Waters Ranch. They used to go witnessing on the streets of local towns. The second Germany team was assembled in Eureka, in November of 1975, with John...2023-12-0615 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 73 - By Faith - Not by SightThe title of this episode is from the second letter, that Paul wrote, to the Corinthian church. In Chapter 5 it says “We walk by faith and not by sight.” This was a verse, that Thomas and I, were constantly being reminded of. Concerning the next developments in Munich, the first phrase that came to my mind was; “the calm before the storm.” It’s true, we did have a few calm months, after we moved into the Trudering house. But my second thought was, "Did it really turn into a storm?" I remembered the disciples who were c...2023-11-2915 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 72 - Details in the Letters - Don't give UpI hope you enjoyed the last episode. I thought it would be interesting, for my German listeners, to hear Thomas directly. You can get an idea of his relationship with his mother, and his understanding of the Bible, at such a young age. Then, I also know, that some of you understand and speak German, because you learned it when you lived at the Trudering house. So this was a little challenge, to refresh your language skills, and perhaps your memories of Thomas. My granddaughter, that was born after he passed away, said she feels like she...2023-11-2212 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 71 - Message to Mutti - God's Threefold PurposesIn the last episode, I tried to give you the feeling, of our lives in Trudering. On a Saturday morning, Thomas would be out flying a kite, with the children in a nearby field. Then after lunch, he would be back in our room, making a tape to my family. What stood out the most to me, in that last recording, was his comments about eternity. He said; “We are praying for you and I know we are going to spend eternity together. That blows my mind, that we really have eternal life. We are pilgrims and st...2023-11-1522 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 70 - Getting Personal- Family PrioritiesShe, and many others that we met in Germany, were also “Zeit Zeugen”, (eye witnesses) who had personally experienced, the working of God in their lives. Not only did our paths cross throughout the years in Munich, but also the lives of our daughters as they got older, and started working in their own professions. The special thing in those days, for Thomas and I, was that we were gaining friends in Munich. This was wonderful, because we had left friends and family, behind in California. So now, back to our story in Trudering. We real...2023-11-1427 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenCrossing Paths - VIDEO PODCAST - PART TWO - Conversations with KristineWelcome back friends, to my second interview, with Eva Maria! This time, we're remembering how our paths crossed, over the years in Munich. In the beginning, we were young parents, and got to know the same American Christians, in the city. Also, there were older men that were pastors, who helped us, and were a great example. It's interesting, how she tells as a young family, they moved to Kansas City, for a year. The goal was, to be trained to start a non-denominational church, when they returned to Munich. Throughout the years, we participated together, in many various...2023-11-0137 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenSearching for Life - VIDEO PODCAST - PART ONE - Conversations with KristineWelcome friends to my recent video podcast! Today I am talking with an old friend, Eva Maria, that I met in Munich in the fall of 1975. In my last few episodes, I have been telling my story, of when my German husband and I, came to live in Munich. We started a Christian Fellowship house, in the suburbs of Trudering, and very quickly became friends with other young Christians. That's when we met Eva Maria and her husband, Frank. We were encouraged to learn, that they had the same goals, as we did. As the years went by, our...2023-10-2529 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 69 - Getting Integrated - Building BlocksMaybe you saw the photos of the famous “open door” to our house, that I posted this week. At that time, we were known as the Trudering-ers, by the steady stream of visitors, who came to our part of town. They either wanted to check us out, or to participate in the Bible studies. The American guy we met, Terry, started coming weekly, to talk with Peter and Gregor. Terry was good at networking, and already knew quite a few Americans, from different ministries in Germany. It was exciting to hear, that we were not the only ones...2023-10-1819 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Episode 68 - New World in Bavaria - "God Sent you"Welcome back friends! I don’t think any of us were aware, of how different the Bavarian culture, and language was going to be, until we got immersed in daily life in the city of Munich. We found out pretty quickly that they had specific customs, and a different kind of mentality, than we were used to. I will use the word “we” meaning our three families that came from California. Of course, each of us had different experiences, and ways of coping with the changes. The good thing was, we were young and pretty flexible, in adapti...2023-10-1116 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Short Wait - Reunion in Trudering - Episode 67During our three week wait at the apartment, we celebrated my 25th birthday. I wasn’t expecting anything, so it was a big surprise, when Jane called us into the kitchen and presented me with a German cake. Thomas had helped Naomi make a card, and Jane gave me a beautiful silk scarf. The photo from that day shows a framed scripture that I had hung by the kitchen table. It was a sweet gift from a woman we knew in the States. It’s fun to see that it later showed up, in the living room of o...2023-10-0414 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenERA II - Another Turning Point - It's Happening - Episode 66The last “twelve” episodes I had titled, “New Era” which was about our leap of faith, moving from California to Germany! Now in my story, the past 10 months had flown by, and were filled with life- changing experiences. We had packed up at Living Waters in November, drove to Eureka, got sent out, drove to my parent’s house, flew to NY, took a ship to Rotterdam, and now we were packing again, and it was only the middle of September! I have titled this phase “ERA number II.” It is about the next, radical change, that God led us int...2023-09-2720 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTime to Move - Big Plans - Episode 65...The men had been scouting out, other cities in the past few weeks, to consider where we should go. They were familiar with the northern cities like Hamburg, Hannover, Bremen and Berlin, because of their work at the markets. I think Thomas, would have been happy, if we would have gone to West Berlin. But he felt confident that as a group, which included Tony now, that God would lead us to the right place. The countdown in leaving Nienburg was building up. Gradually, our days there, were coming to a close. Even just a...2023-09-2025 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenChallenges at the Farmhouse - Faith Tested - Episode 64I had a fun beginning this week in preparing for the episode. I had just listened to a recording of Thomas from the summer of 1975. Since it was a beautiful summer morning here, I decided to sit out on my patio. I could hear the birds chirping in the trees and then the nearby church bells started ringing. This was a nice reminder, of our early days, living in Nienburg, Germany. Speaking of the bells, that's how Thomas began his tape recording, to his mother. He says its is 4:50 am and he is sitting under a tree...2023-09-1318 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHannover's Jesus People Cafe - Sad News - Episode 63Today, I will continue on with the story of our life in Nienburg. Thomas and I, were learning to adjust to living with our two children in one room. In the last “episode recording” of Thomas, you could also hear the typical noises going on in the hallway. Besides the workers in the house, there were four little kids running around, and playing. For Naomi’s second birthday with her friends, we set up a picnic table in the garden for the cake and presents. As I was preparing everything, I remembered when she turned one, at Living...2023-09-0615 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA Bridge - Ponderings - Episode 62I am back from a wonderful holiday with a couple of my daughters, and ready to move on with the podcast stories. Maybe you saw my photos and reels, of all the fun we had. While I was away, it dawned on me, it’s been 4 years since, I have left Germany to travel. As a family, and on my own, we had always travelled around Europe, to the UK, to the States and we even went once to Guatemala. Spending time in other countries, and meeting new people, makes such a difference. It gives us a fresh perspective on...2023-08-3017 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFamily Love - VIDEO PODCAST #5 - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome back friends to our conversation! Today, my oldest daughter and I, will be talking about choosing to have a big family, and what our goals were in those days. I loved being a mom, and over the years, I have had the blessing of enjoying all my son in laws, and watching my grandchildren grow up. I hope you enjoy listening to our personal, mother - daughter talk! PS: I will also upload this video on Youtube! Please "like" and "share" ! 2023-08-2330 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTurning Points - VIDEO PODCAST - PART TWO - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome friends, to Part Two, of our conversation! Today we are talking about making big decisions, and a few big turning points in my life. We discuss the importance of our purpose, and foundation in life, and how that can help us persevere through various circumstances. Maybe there are some things you can relate to. If you have any questions to our discussion, feel free to write me on Spotify, or Instagram messages. On Instagram you find me under: vandoorenkristine Take care and bye for now!2023-08-1619 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTransformed Lives - VIDEO PODCAST - PART ONE - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome friends to my video podcast! Today I am talking with a good friend who also lives in Germany. Since we are both Americans, we have lots of things in common. She tells how we first met at one of our family gatherings a few years ago. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Bye for now! Check out my photo stories that correspond with my podcast episodes on Instagram: vandoorenkristine / you can find them also on Facebook! 2023-08-0921 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNew Baby - Family Time - Episode 61Thomas had told my parents that we had a beautiful backyard. Since learning gardening at Living Waters, he had more appreciation for someone else’s hard work out there. The people who had originally owned the farmhouse had carefully arranged the tulips in a circle around the apple, pear and cherry trees. We had made it through the cold winter, but now with the spring season upon us, we had a refreshed outlook on life. We were gradually getting used to the radical changes, of learning the language, and the German customs. We had become friends and co...2023-07-2617 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHome Birth #2 - God's Doings - Episode 60In learning to rejoice and be content in all things, it helps to remember God’s goodness in our lives. In this episode, I come to the birth of our second child being born in Germany. Despite the trials, that had tried to damper our joyful expectations, we knew that God had a good plan in store for us. Just two years before that, we were in a completely different place, in every way. Our location, our marriage, and our spiritual state. We had been dancing through life, to the sound of Thomas’ flute, when suddenly everything chan...2023-07-1920 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenWork like Paul - Be Content - Episode 59Fortunately, we always had some good news, that went beyond the personal struggles in the farmhouse. The men’s experiences gave more insight into what their goals were. They were getting down to business, setting up a workshop, for making leather wares. They had cleaned out the piles of old things from the house that had been stashed in the empty stalls. Peter unpacked his tools and set about teaching Thomas, Alan and Loren the work. Here in a newsletter for the folks back in Eureka, Peter and Gregor gave their report. They took off hi...2023-07-1215 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMissionary Sacrifice - Persecution - Episode 58When Thomas took our American friends to get their tourist visa renewed; the first question was, why do you want to stay in the country. He found out very quickly, what the wrong answer was, “I have come as a missionary”. Most of the employees at those offices, would have been a members of one of Germanys state churches, either Lutheran or Catholic. Their response was, “Germany doesn’t need missionaries”. Deutschland braucht keine Missionarien! We send missionaries to Africa, India and South America, and we don’t need Americans here.” Part of the goal of our ministr...2023-07-0524 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenLife in Germany - Practical and Spiritual Progress - Episode 57In our early years together, we were going with the flow, of the hippie movement. Thomas would play his flute, on the top of a mountain, communicating with the universe out there. I was writing poems to our family saying, our baby had chosen us, to be the parents. And Thomas’ mother, was seeking to know the future of our child, through her astrology charts. We read all of the popular books about spiritualty, including the Aquarian Gospel, which portrayed Jesus as a teacher, and a good man. It sounded good, but these false ideas, led us fur...2023-06-2722 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNEW ERA - Home at Last - The Farmhouse - Episode 56When Thomas and I, left the train station in Berlin, I had flashbacks, of all the times I had been there to get the bus home after work. On the street directly below the train platform, was a grocery store, where I did our shopping. I had so many memories there, of being on my own, and feeling lost in the store. Obviously, they didn’t have any American products, like I was used to. At least, I felt confident, in how to say “hello”, Guten Tag, oder Guten Abend, to the cashier. The most difficult, and scary...2023-06-2117 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNEW ERA - Home in Germany - New Family - Episode 55Welcome back friends! Little Naomi, was the first one to wake up, in our new room. She was all smiles, when she realized, she was sleeping in mommy and daddy’s bed. And I was thankful, that I, had a good nights sleep on a bed, in a house, rather than on a boat. The German feather quilts, “Fedderdecken”, had kept us really warm in the night, but climbing out of bed we felt the chill of our room. The house had been sitting empty for a long time, which explained, why it was so cold...2023-06-1418 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNEW ERA - Boat to Rotterdam - First Impressions - Episode 54A NEW ERA !!! This was the beginning of a "new era" for our little family. We were leaving the USA and returning to Germany. This time we would not be living in Thomas’ home town, West Berlin, which was the walled city within East Germany. We were on our way to West Germany, near the city of Hannover, to a very old quaint town called Nienburg. It was going to be a brand new experience for Thomas, myself,’ and little Naomi! And it is also a new era for me, in writing the upcoming episodes! Like I said in t...2023-06-0722 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNo Turning Back - Till We Meet Again - Episode 53Welcome everyone! After that emotional evening in Eureka, and hearing the prayers and songs over us, we were ready to go to Germany. And not in a couple of months, but in exactly two weeks! But that, wasn’t such an unusual plan for us, as it might sound. We had been sent out, quite a few times with tree planting teams, in a similar way. We packed up, drove hours into the mountains, and sometimes joined other groups that had already set up camp. Thomas would head out early the next morning with the me...2023-05-3116 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMore Goodbyes - Knowing the Way - Episode 52Thomas, Naomi and I, had said our goodbyes to Living Waters and drove away. We were ready for the next adventure. But after our “sending out” experience at the service that day, it looked like, we might be also saying goodbye to Eureka. Everything we owned, was packed and sitting at the house, that we were supposed to move into. Jim had announced, that there would be an official service for the Germany team on Tuesday, at the Redwood Camp in Cutten. We had never been there before and I don’t remember that place. The only reason...2023-05-2418 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFinal Countdown - A New Sunday - Episode 51Saying goodbye to my family in the Bay Area, we headed back to Living Waters. We had enjoyed our long vacation, which was a change of pace from our lifestyle at the ranch. So much had happened during those few weeks. Especially, revisiting San Francisco, which turned out to be a special day for our little family. It reminded us of the days we had spent there, when we first came to California. We were totally into our hippie life, and hoping to starting afresh after a difficult year living together in Berlin. Thomas had brought his...2023-05-1717 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenVacation Time - Big Plans - Episode 50Welcome back friends! Let’s get started with my 50th episode! On our drive down to the Bay Area, Thomas and I, as usual had a lot to talk about. Naomi fell right to sleep, after we were out on the highway past Garberville. We had made this trip so often over the past year, but this time it was different, because our minds were still spinning, concerning our talk with Jim Durkin in Eureka. He had encouraged us to be prepared to go to Germany, which could be at any time he said. We kn...2023-05-1021 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenBaby Number Two - Talks at Dennys' - Episode 49Welcome back friends! Besides our big adventure to LA, we had exciting news of our own. I was pretty sure that I was pregnant, so Thomas and I, were exceptionally happy. Since I hadn’t gone to a doctor when I was pregnant with Naomi, I wasn’t even considering a doctor visit to get a confirmation. Many of the women at the ranch also came from the “back to nature” lifestyle, where it was common to rely on a midwife’s advice. My attitude towards pregnancy was pretty normal in our circles. I was fine, with waiting on...2023-05-0419 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenLA Invasion - Baby Steps - Episode 48One evening David made a surprising announcement, all of us would be participating in an upcoming outreach in Los Angeles. Our ministry in Eureka, was planning a big event that they titled the LA Invasion. This was at the height of the Jesus People movement that had been developing in Los Angeles. There were already some communal groups from our ministry living down there. The plan was, to join them in sharing the gospel, out on the streets. It was mid August 1974 and Thomas wrote to his mother, Nadja, that we were packing...2023-04-2620 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA "RECAP" to celebrate my first year of podcasting! - Episode 47I had this idea to do a recap now, because it has been exactly one year, since I published Episode One, of Finding Purpose. This has been a fun and challenging experience to say the least. I am looking forward to sharing with you guys, more of our stories. I hope you will continue to enjoy listening, and find out where our coming adventures take us. Even doing a podcast, writing and recording, is an adventure in itself for me. Every week, I am learning something new. Many of my regular listeners have...2023-04-1909 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHippie Home Birth – VIDEO PODCAST #4 - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenWelcome back friends! For some of you, my stories bring back memories of your own life and relationships. For others it is interesting, watching and listening, to my oldest daughter and I talk about the past. It is also fascinating for Naomi, and her adult daughter, to listen to my story episodes, and hear about her early years as a baby in California. In this interview we will be talking about when Thomas and I, were in jail and then ended up getting married. We were not prepared, to hear what the Justice of the...2023-04-1223 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA Busy Summer - Living Waters' News - Episode 46The way things had developed at the ranch, Thomas and I, had taken on more responsibilities. It made a difference for me, once Naomi was a year old, that I was a little more flexible. I became the kitchen steward, that meant planning the weekly menus, making a schedule for the sisters, when it was their turn to cook or do the clean up and dishes. Since I had been helping out in the kitchen for many months, I knew what the routine was. The biggest challenge was, making the little money we had, go a long way. We...2023-04-0519 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMoving In - Thoughts about the Future - Episode 45The first fun change for our family was moving out of our bedroom at the Big House. Two rooms, a small living room and upstairs bedroom, had become free. Not the kind of “upstairs” you might imagine, just a simple ladder to the attic area, with two little rooms under the roof. There was just enough space for our mattress and a crib for Naomi. We loved that there was a window overlooking the fields and we could see the stars at night. The only drawback for me, was having to carry Naomi, up the ladder when it was nap...2023-03-2917 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNew Doors - Changes Coming - Episode 44Back to our routine at Living Waters! We had missed having time by ourselves, after spending three intense weeks with our family. We looked forward to taking walks, carrying little Naomi through the forest, sharing our hearts about how we were doing, and reading the Bible together in the evenings at the Big House. We thought it was amazing, that we had just the week before, been sitting there with Nadja. And I, especially liked, that we were back to our way of reading and talking, which was in English. Thomas would get out his...2023-03-2215 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenSummer of Love - VIDEO PODCAST #3 - Conversations with Kristine van Dooren#kristinevandooren #findingpurpose #hippielife #autobiography #songofmylife Welcome back friends! Thank you for all of your encouraging messages! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying my podcast "Finding Purpose," and our mother/daughter talks here. My daughter, Naomi van Dooren, thought it would be fun to ask me some more personal questions about my story. This time we talk about the Summer of Love; which I experienced first hand, growing up in the 60's and living near San Francisco. Watching all the rock bands at the Fillmore concert hall was a must, which eventually led me...2023-03-1526 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenGoodbye California - Joy Unspeakable - Episode 43There was no turning back now for Nadja. She was on cloud nine, she had found joy! This is what I was talking about in the introduction to my podcast. It doesn’t matter how old you are, or where you live, or how many roads in this life you have already travelled. Happiness and contentment, and purpose, is what we all hope to find one day. And similar to Thomas and I, her life had taken an unexpected turn, when she came to California and ended up in the Redwood forest of California. This is...2023-03-0815 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenCalifornia Vacation - Free at Last! - Episode 42 The trip so far, had been a great opportunity, for Thomas and I, to meet different kinds of Christians. We met my parent’s friends and pastor in the Methodist church, plus we discovered a new bond with our German neighbour lady, Elisabeth. Another highlight was walking around our old neighbourhood and realizing that we had been delivered out of that dark world. We rejoiced in acknowledging that God our Father, had given us a new life in Jesus. It was really special listening to my dad and Thomas talking to Nadja about the Bible. I had never...2023-03-0117 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenCalifornia Adventures - Finding Joy - Episode 41 Onward with the story of Nadja’s California adventures. She had come with certain expectations, plus she had some reservations, because of the things Thomas had written to her about. She had only been with us for a few days, and already her world was being shaken. She had been impressed by two experiences that she could not so easily brush off. She had witnessed her son’s transformation, both inwardly and outwardly. She said it could only be described as a miracle. Thomas had been warning her about following deceptive religions and philosophies. He had written specifica...2023-02-2213 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenCalifornia Dreamin´ - New Perspectives - Episode 40 Now this trip to California, would be a long travel day, but she was anxious about meeting her son again. She must have been torn between her joy, and the sad memories she had, when he said goodbye in West Berlin. Thomas had tried to share his hash pipe with her, thinking it would be a symbol for a peaceful farewell. For some reason though, he felt it was necessary to tell her that she had failed him as a mother. She left in tears, feeling condemned, and feared that she would never see her son again. But th...2023-02-1520 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenWhat's a Podcast? - VIDEO PODCAST #2 - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenSurprise ! Our second video podcast just for you! Thank you for all the nice comments about our very first video podcast. Here is my second video conversation with my daughter, Naomi van Dooren. We talk about what it's been like for me, learning to make a podcast. It's sure not something I imagined myself doing, even a year ago! In writing my story, I have tried to remember the crazy, fun, and scary things my husband and I went through. Sometimes it has felt like an emotional rollercoaster ride. But on the other hand, its bee...2023-02-0826 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA Son to His Mother - Sharing Hearts - Episode 39 We were surprised to receive a quick note from Nadja that she had booked her flights. She would be arriving on January 18th and staying until February 11th. I called my parents from the dome at Living Waters to give them the good news, and then we could all start making plans for her stay. Thomas had promised that we would be waiting for her at the airport in San Francisco when she arrived. She was apprehensive about flying to the USA, all the way, from the walled city of West Berlin. But since her husband had not been...2023-02-0120 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenBurden of Love - Eine Liebeslast - Episode 38I hope you enjoyed my surprise video podcast. Since my story, has included my daughter Naomi’s beginnings, we thought it would be fun, to give you a peek into our lives today. We have created a series of video interviews, titled “Conversations with Kristine”. I hope you enjoy our “up and coming” discussions, that will be interspersed between the normal episodes. As a reminder to where I left off in Episode 37; I was talking about our first visit, back to our roots in the Bay Area. After our four day stay with my parents, we drove away...2023-01-2518 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenGrandma was a Hippie - VIDEO PODCAST #1 - Conversations with Kristine van DoorenVIDEO PODCAST #1 Welcome Friends! I have a special surprise for you; a new addition to my audio, story episodes! I have received many lovely messages, from my “Finding Purpose” listeners, over the past few months. Often the question comes up; “How did I get started doing a podcast in the first place?” So I decided, to let you on the personal side of my life, by doing some video podcasts. For the first series, I have invited my daughter, Naomi van Dooren, to join me for a conversation. Since she enjoys listening to my podca...2023-01-1820 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHippiedom - to Christendom - Episode 37I was thinking about how to begin this episode, which will include our visit with my parents and our hippie friends, when this word came to my mind - hippiedom. I was thinking of our lives back then as a journey out of “hippiedom”. All of our new experiences, were going to affect the relationships we had, with everyone we knew. The challenge we had at the time, was learning a new way of communicating, with family members and old friends. Their lives were still the same, ours on the other hand, had changed drastically. We were going to need...2023-01-1120 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenAble Men - Heading for the Bay Area - Episode 36 After hearing Jim Durkin’s sermon in Eureka that day, we had a lot of food for thought. We continued being busy with daily life at the ranch, but both of us had lasting impressions, because of the things that Jim had said. There were probably at least, 400 people listening to him, but we received his words as if he was speaking personally to us. He didn’t even know Thomas and I, but we took to heart, his message as of a father to his children. In particular, it was when Jim said, that he believed that Go...2023-01-0416 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNumber your Days - God's Ways - Episode 35For one of those teams, the trip ended tragically. Thomas and I were at the Big House, when one of our friends came in, and said they just received terrible news. One of the trucks that was on its way back to the ranch, was in a car accident. We were in disbelief as we listened to the report. Our friend Jim Layne, and his young son, were in a truck with another man, and a woman. We were told that they swerved from the road, to avoid an oncoming car, and hit a tree. Both Jim...2022-12-2117 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenShelter of the Home - Training - Episode 34At the end of the last episode, Foundation Laid, I spontaneously said; we find blessings in the shelter of our Father's wings. That gave me another image of the family being a home, a place of shelter. The building of a physical house requires a foundation, and so does the inside of it, the home. There needs to be a plan, a blueprint to follow, both for the outer building, and a plan for the family who lives inside of it. For example in raising our little daughter, it wasn’t about the building we lived in. Ou...2022-12-1413 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFoundation Laid - New Name - Episode 33I would like to continue with a similar subject, from the last episode titled “A Fathers Love”. There is a blending of this theme that took place in my life, receiving God’s love as my Father, and then that of my own father, and my husband as a father. Remember the words of the song, “Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us, that we be called the children of God.” The foundation of my life was built by my parents, and now Thomas and I, had a lot to learn, in how to build and guide...2022-12-0715 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA Father's Love - More Letters - Episode 32Welcome back everyone! We barely had time to get adjusted to our communal family at the Big House, and it was time to pack up again. We were going on the next tree planting job and would be gone for three weeks. So much for leaving the tipi life behind, we would soon be out camping in tents, with a team of 15 people, in the mountains. We had a 200 mile drive ahead of us, partly on windy roads through the forest and hills. On arriving we had to get straight to work setting up the...2022-11-3016 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMidnight Meeting - Tipi Adieu - Episode 31The last midnight event we had, was when the school bus was burning, and all the men were out in the dark, battling the fire. The next midnight meeting, was a planned prayer time at the dome. It was time to go into battle, for the souls of those, who lived in the hills around us. We didn’t know what was going on in those hippie communes, except for sure there were drugs, and an excess of alcohol being consumed. Between the fire they set, killing the chickens, and sneaking around on the property stealing things, we never kn...2022-11-2316 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHarmony of Marriage - Music a Gift - Episode 30All of us know how wonderful the gift of music is. It helps us express our feelings, our doubts and fears, our joy and our sorrows. The deepest of emotions can be conveyed through the music, it even has the power to bring back memories. Both the writer, and the listener, are impacted in some way. That’s exactly what Thomas was finding in the Psalms; all of David’s life story, written down in songs! Not only was Thomas’ approach to music changing, but also his identity as a musician, was being transformed. During our hippie years...2022-11-1613 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenDoer of the Word - A New Song - Episode 29I hope you are enjoying listening to my story, particularly how my life changed after meeting that 18 year old Berliner boy, named Thomas. From that time on, my life had been woven into, that of his family, and particularly his mother. To understand more of that relationship, you would need to hear my earlier episodes. The saddest thing for his mother Nadja, was when we announced, that we were moving to California in the fall of ‘71. Our goodbye get together, consisted of Thomas passing the hash pipe around, and telling her what a terrible mother she had be...2022-11-0915 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenExchanging Letters - West Berlin to California - Episode 28On returning from our tree planting adventure, a letter from Thomas’ mother in West Berlin, was waiting for us. He had written her a letter about our new baby, and our new life at the ranch. Maybe you remember in Episode 23, I had translated some of his letter. Now we had her response! It was full of questions, and her defences about her religious beliefs. He had been exchanging letters with her on these topics ever since we came to California. At that time they were both, on the same wave length. I only started reading these le...2022-11-0219 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenThe Tentmaker - Living in Tipis and Tents - Episode 27On returning from Eureka that Sunday, we were tired but filled with inspiration that would move us onward. It had been a long day of travel, and lots of fellowship, you would tend to think we came home exhausted. But that wouldn’t have been the case, we were only 23 years old. It was another one of those evenings where Thomas and I had lots to talk about once we were back in our tipi home. Gradually, since coming to Living Waters, we were realizing that our love, and our lives together, was not anymore just about us. We bo...2022-10-2616 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenI have found it in Eureka - Finding Gold - Episode 26It’s not, that there is anything wrong, with being a vegetarian. But since, it had been a big part of our spiritual philosophy about being holy, it was a belief that had to go. The Lord was challenging us step by step, to let go of our old values, based on false religions. As in all areas of our new lives, we were looking to the Bible, for instruction. One scripture, that we had already become familiar, with is in 1 Cor. 10, verse 31 says “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glor...2022-10-1919 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenReunited - Persecution - Episode 25I was so excited, finally the weekend had come when my parents were going to visit us at Living Waters. We hadn’t seen them for 3 months, since moving away from the Bay Area. Now everything had changed. Like Thomas had written to his mother, we experienced the miracle of a home birth, and at the same time an even greater miracle, we found the truth. He wrote that God had opened our hearts, to receive the truth of our purpose for living. The absolute truth! In his words in German; Die Wahrheit unseres Seins und Lebens. Di...2022-10-1218 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenBe Strong - Be Happy - Episode 24Thomas and I, were loving our new life out in the country, and being parents of a sweet little daughter. We had been converted, and were living the reality of being like children, trusting God as our Father, and excited about every new thing we learned. We didn’t have any worries, we had been set down, in this beautiful place in the Redwoods, to grow up. It was like heaven on earth. Some of them had really difficult backgrounds, and I was deeply touched, to see they had a safe place now to live, an...2022-10-0515 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA New Song - Prayer Cabin - Episode 23Since Thomas, had thrown his marijuana into the bonfire, and vowed to never do drugs again, the reality of being delivered from his emotional addiction, was freeing for both of us. He knew, that the Lord had brought him out, of that horrible pit, and had set his feet on a firm foundation. He was confident, that God, would guide our footsteps from now on. The challenge we faced, was to learn how that works out practically on a daily basis. As we went about our day on the ranch we would run into other “brethren.” The typi...2022-09-2818 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenClean Slate - Bonfire - Episode 22Simple living, and simple faith, was what we were looking forward to experiencing at the Living Waters Ranch. We had just moved in to our tipi home. I had fun decorating and making it cozy, with Indian bedspreads and my home made pillows. I laid my silk tablecloth from London over the trunk, that we had placed, at the head of our mattress. It was the perfect spot, for the oil lamp, and our new Bibles. For our first free evening, Thomas prepared the tipi to make a fire in the center, and I put a pot...2022-09-2118 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenStepped over the Threshold - Finally Home - Episode 21We realized that it wasn’t just the two of us anymore, we were a family now, and had a new responsibility as parents. We had just stepped over the threshold, not only of this little cabin, but into a brand new life together. Remember awhile back in Episode 17, I talked about when we were standing by the road in Mendocino hitchhiking. Then Thomas said, “I guess we are Christians now, but we are not going to be like those other Christians, who are always preaching about their faith.” Our new challenge would be to embrac...2022-09-1418 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenWalked through the Fire - Inside Out - Episode 20I heard the guys from the front of the truck exclaim, there it is, the cross, we’re here! It was a bumpy dirt driveway that we turned onto, and I knew that it led up to this unusual looking building with the dome roof. Thomas had already been there twice, but this was my first time. I had mixed emotions, realizing, that we would actually live there and I didn’t even know anyone yet. Thomas jumped out and then helped me climb out of the back of the truck. He was obviously excited that we had arrived. Firs...2022-09-0714 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenInterlude - Clarity - Episode 19Our new faith was being tested. We had a brand new baby and now we needed a home. Our hearts were being changed in a deep way, especially Thomas because of his near death experience. We were still on the search for a commune where we could live with our tipi. Were we willing to find out what it means, to be changed through believing in Jesus? I knew the first day after we had prayed together, that I was different. The question was, how does a new life as a Christian, develop and grow? That day...2022-08-3116 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHome Birth - Faith Tested - Episode 18After Thomas and I had prayed that night, we knew we were changed, and said to each other, ”I guess we are Christians now”. But we couldn’t have imagined, that Thomas’ new faith, was about to be tested by fighting for his life in the waters of the Pacific. We didn’t know yet, that just believing, wasn’t enough. God desired a commitment of love, and faithfulness to Him, as our Father. Thomas’ struggles were still not over for that day. He arrived back at Richard’s house, exhausted, only to hear me say; "Our baby is going to...2022-08-2414 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenUndertow at the Beach - Changed - Episode 17It was hard to describe what we were feeling listening to them. It sounded exciting, and overwhelming, at the same time. So many thoughts were running through our minds When I woke up the next morning, the first thing I thought of was our prayer, and that they told us we would be different. I was wondering how that could happen. He told us that he didn’t expect the waves and undertow to be so strong. He tried to get out of the water by climbing up on the rocks, but they were covered wi...2022-08-1715 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenNeeding a Sign - Finding an Answer - Episode 16Thomas and I needed a sign from the universe, where should we go, and how would we get there? We had been so sure about our decision to leave the Bay Area, and head for Howards Creek. Now we were doubting everything we had done so far. Had we made a mistake in leaving Hayward? We decided that evening, after finding those No Trespassing signs, that we would take the time to seek the I Ching book. We lit our candles and made some tea over our little fire pit in the tipi. All we...2022-08-1019 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenWhere have All the Flowers Gone? - Episode 15We were appalled, where is the love and peace, we had expected to find in the flower power communities that we had heard so much about? We were beginning to experience, that the hippie´s dream of utopia, had already come to an end. And with it, our dream, was collapsing right in front of us. Thomas had already visited a few communes, asking if we could live on their land, and everyone had said no. He was discovering that the ideals of the hippies were not as wonderful as he had expected. We had felt sure t...2022-08-0319 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMaking a Tipi - Finding a Commune - Episode 14Thomas had a wonderful explanation for my dad, when he asked us why we wanted to live in a tipi; His answer to my father was because, it is a sacred round structure. It symbolizes life and warmth, and harmony with mother nature and the spirits in the sky! This was a beautiful description of exactly what we believed at the time. And this ideal, was our motivation for deciding to make our own tipi, and to move to the mountains. We had been hearing about hippie communes, where people were living in tipis, and this sounded f...2022-07-2016 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFollowing our Hearts - Into the Mountains - Episode 13Our journey into finding purpose, seemed to be taking us onward and upward, and discovering new goals for ourselves every day. We were excited about what we were learning, particularly about home births, and preparing for the arrival of our first child. Especially for Thomas, he was hoping that he would measure up, to his new responsibility in becoming a father. Then one night, Thomas had that profound experience, that I talked about in the last episode. He had been meditating outside, and ended up crying in the mud and rain, remembering everything that he had done...2022-07-1316 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenBack to Eden - Another Turning Point - Episode 12In the last episode, I read the beautiful and sweet letter, that Thomas had written for me. He wrote that he hoped our journey would be swift from now on and that soon, we would walk bathed in clear light. And in expressing his deep love to me, and our little one that was on the way, he wished for all the blessings in the universe to come down and rest upon us. The first big blessing came at the end of October 1972, the long awaited immigration court, granted Thomas, a permanent residence visa. Our whole family...2022-07-0616 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenA Heavenly High – An Invisible Hand - Episode 11Thomas and I, were on a heavenly high, as we walked hand and hand, wearing our Indian rings, down the halls of the Marin Civic Center, where we had just gotten married. We went floating out on cloud nine, into the warm California sunshine. It was like an invisible hand, had picked us up out of our own little world, and placed us on a new path. We knew we were soul mates since the summer of 1970, when we met in Thomas’ home town of West Berlin. It wasn’t a coincidence that we met the...2022-06-2916 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTrouble in Paradise - A Romantic Ending - Episode 10We couldn’t shake off these deep impressions. We knew we wanted to live in the mountains where we could be in tune with mother nature! ... I can imagine my folks drove home, with dad fuming about how dumb and irresponsible we were. There was no way he could understand how their oldest daughter had gone from being a good girl, to a real hippie who had dropped out, and was doing dangerous, illegal things. Probably after that incident, they asked their church friends to move our names, to the top of the emergency prayer list! .... ...2022-06-2227 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTogether in California - Searching for Truth - Episode 9Thomas and I were both happy, to be leaving West Berlin, and heading out for our new hippie life in sunny California. I believed that our lives would change now, because Thomas and I, were both on the search for truth and spiritual enlightenment. We were in love, and were confident, that our relationship would blossom, once we were in California. The flight from Berlin, took us first to London for a long stop over there. This was like coming full circle, where I had started my Europe trip, and later had received Thomas’ letter th...2022-06-1526 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenAll you need is Love - Returning to West Berlin - Episode 8So on with the story, which picks up after my sister returned to California. Now I was alone in London, and had a couple of days for myself, before flying back to West Berlin. I couldn’t wait to see Thomas again but I was nervous about how things would work out. The first few days back in Berlin with Thomas were exciting and romantic, but soon reality hit. I had a talk with my parents on the phone about my plans and of course my dad tried to talk some sense into me, but with no av...2022-06-0827 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenMore than just Friends - Love Letter at Isle of Wight - Episode 7In the midst of the difficult circumstances that my sister and I were experiencing, Thomas and I were becoming friends. We were just taking one day at a time, visiting my sister in the clinic every day, and then going off on long walks before returning to his home. We had been brought together, because of the dramatic things that happened in the past couple of weeks. We were caught up in a challenging time, to say the least. Probably the only thing we had in common was a love of music, even though our background in music was...2022-06-0117 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenTurn of Events - Drama & Love in West Berlin - Episode 6It was the summer month of July, 1970. We were sitting with our new German friends, listening to live music at the Go- In club, in downtown West Berlin. It was an uneventful evening, until Thomas reached out and took my hand. In true hippie fashion, influenced by the Zen philosophy of “living in the moment,” I decided to just “go with the flow” that night.2022-05-2516 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenCalifornia Girl goes to Europe – Led Zeppelin in West Berlin - Episode 5Welcome back friends! Just at the time the song, California Dreamin was going around the world, this Calfiornina girl was dreaming about going off to Europe for the summer. I had soaked up the love, peace and happiness message the rock and folk musicians were singing about. I kept thinking, that “I better take the chance now, to go travel before college starts”.2022-05-1817 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenBecoming a Hippie - Filmore Rock Concerts - Episode 41967 and the Summer of Love was in full swing; music and hippies, and their quest for freedom was underway. By that time I was driving over to San Francisco on Friday nights with my friends to the rock concerts at the Fillmore West. 2022-05-1113 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenArt - Fashion & Photography - Episode 3My love for art, turned to the art of photography, so Dad set me up with a darkroom for black and white printing. The combination of capturing beauty, or a mood on film, and then developing that through the processes available in the darkroom, was really fascinating! 2022-05-0415 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenHigh school - Church - Spirituality - Episode 2My high school in the 60s was a typical suburban school with all of the American traditions like sports, school dances, music programs and beauty contests. Any classes that had to do with art and dance is where you would find me. Then came the Beatles! I think they had more influence on me than the school´s four year education program.2022-04-2715 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenIt´s all about the Music - Episode 1Growing up in the 1950s and 60s in California was a privilege. Most people around the world tend to think of California as a vacation paradise with beautiful beaches and lots of sunshine, which it is of course. My parents chose the San Francisco Bay Area, near Hayward, to build a house, and raise their three daughters. This was home for me, with lots of fun memories and experiences, that set me on my way into the world with confident expectation. Check out the music that I love for this podcast: Naomi van Dooren "Jeder Moment" 2022-04-2014 min

Finding Purpose - Song of my Life - Kristine van DoorenFinding Purpose - Song of my Life - IntroductionWelcome to my channel! Looking forward to telling you my story...2022-04-1301 min