For this episode I interview Jenny Lodder, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Jenny and I had a blast talking to each other, making each other laugh, and sharing our love for traveling across Canada. Jenny talks about raising six kids, and her subsequent 27 grandchildren and more than 60 great-grandchildren. And she takes us on a trip through German-occupied Holland during WWII, describing lying in bed at night hearing the boots of the soldiers out for a walk, and scared because you didn't know what they were about to do. She lived with a crawl-space in her house, there to help her brothers and father "go under" and hide when the soldiers came to the door. And when some of her brothers were captured, she describes her brother, detained to work at a manufacturing plant in Germany, every day writing on a piece of paper "we bend but not break". Today's stories are beautiful, haunting, and important, and help give some perspective of today's struggles, as we're reminded of the difficult periods of history people have managed to overcome. We appreciate Jenny so much for sharing and willing to take us on this journey.
This interview was originally recorded on Feb 9th 2022
