If you walked into the Hoekstra home this morning you would have noticed the following (in no particular order)... Everyone slept in...which meant that we were running a little behind. The dogs did a fantastic job of tracking in mud/water from being outside, so you can't even tell that the kitchen and dining area was mopped over the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
Moral Injury
I've been thinking about moral injury lately. I'm not sure that everyone understands what moral injury might be, or how you even treat it. Do you go to the doctor for it? Is it physical? Is it psychological? For those of you who may not know, the term "moral injury," became popularized in 1990 when a psychiatrist at the Department of Veteran … [Read more...]
Coffee, Snow Days, and “The Office”
I will admit, I have enjoyed having a snow day (now two). That might seem funny since I'm also a parent who has children enjoying another day off school as well. For some, the snow days may make you cringe, stress, or worry about what you will do about your work schedule because you may not get a snow day as an adult. You long for the school to … [Read more...]