Doris Douma Born
I want to live life to the fullest, and live it the way it was meant to be lived.
But life can be hard, and I strive to walk through life openly and honestly. I want to keep it REAL.
I don’t think we are meant to walk life alone, but in relationship. Firstly in a relationship with our Creator and then with each other. I love God first. Then I love others as I love myself. Really?… I try to!
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30 Second Challenge: Listening to Your Kids
At twenty-six years of age I was eight months pregnant with our fourth child. It seemed like I spent most of my time wiping counters, faces, hands, or bottoms. I often had at least one child clinging to my pant legs, either wanting my attention or just randomly tattling on the others. In the middle [...] Read More >
Choosing My Response
This is totally weird! We packed up the car and the four of us headed out for spring break. The first part that is weird is the car part. You see, we have been driving the family van for the past 16 years. The “loser cruiser” is what our teenage children call it. But we [...] Read More >
Do You Like Me
We took a holiday by a lake in the mountains. The sky was blue, the water cool and the mountains surrounding the lake was surreal in beauty and magnitude. Bobbing on air mattresses that I had purchased the week before from the local hardware store for a whopping $12.97, I asked my husband the million [...] Read More >
Give a Gift to Your Relationship
My early morning jog seemed colder than normal. I felt chilled to the bone, so I stayed in the hot shower a bit longer than usual. I had almost exhausted the hot water supply when I finally turned off the taps. Through the curtains my husband handed me a towel. As I wrapped the fresh [...] Read More >
Heading for the Exit
Recently we were in Banff at a “Weekend to Remember” Marriage Conference. We arrived a day early to help set up for this large event. I was stacking the weekend’s workbooks behind the registration table when I heard a song. The hotel staff provided music played over the large sounds system and I laughed out [...] Read More >
Loud and Clear
Yesterday, as I was dropping my daughter off at the local high school we had a rather startling conversation about marital commitment. We had been talking about one of her friends whose parents had just separated. The transition had been tough on her friend. Separation, strained living situations and the drama surrounding the family was [...] Read More >
Making a List
I recommend making a list. I’m not talking about Santa’s list of naughty and nice. The list I’m referring to is a friendship list. Yesterday I had a great conversation with an old friend. Although I have many years on her, she’s an ‘old friend’ because our friendship is an old one. Years old. We’ve [...] Read More >
More Than Directions
The trail suddenly and definitely came to an end. It had been getting narrower for the past kilometer or so, and at times it looked more like a run-off streamlet compared to a trail. But it abruptly ended. I ventured out a few more steps, then gave myself a bit of a scare as I [...] Read More >
My Point in the Wall
We are in the middle of a “Real Marriage” conference here in New Brunswick. It is a really small group … BUT we are having a blast! As you can imagine, in a small group there is a lot of interaction and laughter. On the way here today, I was reading Nehemiah about the Jews [...] Read More >
Toilet Paper and Technology
If your household is like ours you are encountering a whole new sociological phenomenon: the ‘always- in-contact’ generation. Yesterday this hit an all new level for our family. I was making my morning latte when the telephone rang and my husband answered. I heard the following his-half of the conversation: “Hello” “What?? (snicker, snicker)” “Okay” [...] Read More >
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