First Launch Party

First Launch Party

On Saturday, April 20, I had the first Unforgivable launch party that was open to the public. A sweet friend, my husband, and I set up the tables, arranged the food, and put up directions on where to go, and we were ready. 2:00. Time to start. One person arrived. I...
Dipping, Sipping, or Something Else?

Dipping, Sipping, or Something Else?

I can’t count the number of times that I have been assured that it is safe to drink from the common cup. Admittedly, if it were VERY dangerous, our churches would be empty–we’d all be dead. But is it safe? As a microbiologist and immunologist, I...
How You Getting COVID Benefits Me

How You Getting COVID Benefits Me

I’m sure you’re tired of it. After all, COVID-19 is still raging and we hear of people having it on almost a daily basis. Fortunately, most of us have either been vaccinated or had it–so the vast majority of people recover.   You might wonder why....
The Plague is Coming Again

The Plague is Coming Again

When I first wrote this blog, I had hope. It would only last for a month and then not come back for 17 years. Sigh. Unfortunately, starting next month, it’ll become something of a tradition—every day I will go into the garden and check for cicadas. At first,...
First Launch Party

Unforgivable is Out!

Soon after the publication of Brave Face: The Inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child, my mother, Meta, and I heard an outcry. “We want more!”             I wanted to provide that by writing about my father, Frits’s, life, but it seemed unlikely I could. After...