BRAVE FACE

The inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child

A Grain of Rice

This would have been unbelievable wealth. I just hoped to find one grain. A mother and her two children during the Hunger Winter. Sign up to be notified!To be notified about when Overcoming the Jackboot will be available for purchase, sign up here! Click Here Today I...

Sunrise Sunset

A kid in church just became a father. I can still see him barely reaching his mother’s shoulder. Impeccably dressed, like his parents. When did he grow up? When did I turn old? This is not supposed to happen until I turn 93.  Ah, the stetches of time I am...
Liberation Day

Liberation Day

Yesterday we celebrated Liberation Day. Our liberation in the Netherlands was in 1945. My Mom (who had by then gone through two world wars) said that she hoped we would finally get peace. Her wish has not yet been fulfilled. What is it about power? It is not eternal....

The Children of Ukraine

      The children of Ukraine are on my mind. Those innocent, beautiful little ones, sacrificed on the altar of war.        Those children, experiencing wanton killing and destruction. Those children, who wonder if they will wake up tomorrow morning. Those children...

I Have Truly Reached a Venerable Age!

Well, here I am. It is 2022 and I am 87-years-old. A lot has happened in the past five years. In 2017, I did not know that it would be my last birthday with my life’s partner and beloved husband. Only three years ago, we had no idea about Covid. The world is so very...