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Archives for April 2018

Hang Tough, Mama

April 30, 2018 by Cathrine Hoekstra

Today begins another week filled with all the activities. Aside from the "normal" work and school routine, we've got some softball, we've got some late dinners that will take place, and then there is homework, grading, last minute semester plans. Not to mention chores, cleaning, cooking, planning some fun activities for the weekend... In the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2018, blessed, blog, breathe, family, feel good, happy, hope, journey, kindness, love, military kids, smile, support

A Caregiver’s Experience

April 26, 2018 by Cathrine Hoekstra

Lately, I have been taking courses on being a caregiver. That may seem unusual, taking classes on being a caregiver, but I feel that these courses are incredibly helpful to understand what Veterans may face and how to better understand those challenges, ups, and downs, and engage with other Veterans to start a conversation. Psych Armor Institute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2018, blessed, caregiver, family, healing, hope, invisible wounds, journey, kindness, love, mental health, military, military kids, military spouse, moral injury, PTSD, sleep, spouses, startle response, stress, support, TBI, trauma, Veterans

Love What Matters

April 19, 2018 by Cathrine Hoekstra

Over the past few months we have been processing some of our own trauma. While it may not seem traumatic as war, losing a friend, a brother or sister in arms in front of you, being blown up in a truck, reintegrating back into the civilian world, we are still processing the fact that we were pregnant and then, well, we weren't. We didn't think we … [Read more...]

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