by Jason Dykstra | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I adamantly maintain that there are two transitions in life that teach you more than any others. The first is having a second child. The second is well, I won’t say, because everyone has at least one uniquely educational transition that I don’t know about!...
by Jason Dykstra | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
So many students I work with right now are preparing for huge standardized tests like the MCAT, DAT, or even more extensive medical board evaluations! The education of a healthcare worker is not typically known as an easy time of blow-off fun, especially in residency....
by Jason Dykstra | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Normally a dinner conversation at our house goes something like this: Dad: So Levi, what did you do at recess today today? Levi: Trevor, you’re going to get kicked if you stay under the table! Mom: Trevor, back in your chair please. Trevor: AAAAUUUGGGHHHH! Dad:...
by Jason Dykstra | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re nearing the winter solstice…the longest night. In our post-Covid world, there is more to this than just physical cold and darkness. As we retreat indoors after a long bleak year, there is anxiety, monotony, isolation, sickness, and death. We long for...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re ever at our house for more than 20 seconds, and you don’t look like a Disney princess, you’ll probably be tackled by a child leaping from a couch or slightly ajar closet door. For those not in the know, this is the standard way a Dykstra...
