BRAVE FACE

The inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child

We have Progress!

Writing a book is not for wimps! I could leave it there, but allow me to explain. We started the writing process a few years ago. We found a publisher early this year and have been editing, reediting, writing the preface, the captions, and many other parts of the...

Another Name Change!

Earlier this week, after a horrendous flight, we arrived home from the Netherlands. it was a wonderful trip and over the next months, we will be sharing some highlights–in the form of photos and videos. But this is for the most important news.  1. We have a...
Our Upcoming Trip

Our Upcoming Trip

It’s time to think about packing. We’ve made arrangments for our son to babysit the dog and my mom to fly here to VA. We’ve told our relatives where we will be when. So much work goes into a vacation that it’s not surprising that we need to...

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...

Our Last Survey (for now)

Take the Survey Over the past month, we have been getting feedback from our faithful social media friends via surveys. Unfortunately, Survey Monkey is NOT CHEAP and we ARE DUTCH and therefore frugal. So this will be the last one. So, if you want to have a say in...
We Have a Winner!

We Have a Winner!

Thank you to all of the over 100 people who made this happen! You commented and voted and helped us choose a cover for Overcoming the Jackboot, the book about my mother’s childhood in the Netherlands. Over 80 illustrators entered the competition, but you thought that...
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....
Our Flights are Booked!

Our Flights are Booked!

We’ve been talking about it for months. Wondering if it would be possible. Wondering when we could go. Dreaming of where we would go. Now it is going to happen! My husband, myself, and my mother will be visiting the Netherlands this summer. We have the tickets!...

Childhood, Cheese and Chocolate Chickens

Today my husband made one of his favorite breakfasts: British sausages, British bacon, and… well…American eggs. For lunch he will probably have an English Cheddar cheese sandwich. I, on the other hand, will probably be happy with a piece of Edam cheese on brown bread...