A Belgian nun recounts daily life at a girls' convent and boarding school and then chronicles the disruption caused by the German invasion, describing military engagements near their community, damage to the convent and school, the arrival and return of troops, the flight of refugees, time in Antwerp and England, and efforts to organize relief, reconstruction, and emigration. The narrative combines vivid domestic scenes of cloistered routine, education, and work with wartime observations of battle, civilian suffering, and the exile experience, interspersed with letters and practical details about refugee aid and plans for rebuilding or establishing new foundations abroad.