Today marks one year that I began to blog. Believe me when I say it has been an incredible year of writing. One year down of a journey that is a long, twisty road with bumps, good days, bad days, crying spells, laughter, and a whole lot of love. I started writing because I felt like the public needed to know about the ups and downs (or life) … [Read more...]
Acceptance
Over the past few years, I have been a caregiver. Most of the time that is something that I do for Sam: he needs a different kind of care than some other Veterans. Sam has TBI, so his memory is not what it once was. What might seem like constant nagging "did you take your meds?" or "do you have everything you need for work?" is part of our … [Read more...]
The Holidays are Coming…
This is going to be a big week at the Hoekstra Homestead. On Saturday we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with some of our family and friends. Our home will be full of food and people...and I'm not quite prepared for all of that yet. The holidays are coming. Fast. We can't stop them, we can ignore them, push them off on the back burner, and just … [Read more...]
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