Category: Difficulties
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Facing My Fears: How I Found Peace in an Anxious Season
“You’re not a fainter, are you?” the optician asked me as we sat in her tiny office, preparing to initiate me into the fellowship of contact lens wearers. I laughed nervously. “Not as far as I know. Why?”…
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Doubt, Disillusionment, and Daring to Live in the In-Between Places
I began to build castles in the sky during those early years, castles that in time would fall and crush me beneath their impossible weight…
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Sitting with Grief in the Between Spaces
As TCKs we know about loss, but do we truly know how to sit with our sorrow and choose next to have joy? How can we choose joy when we hurt so deeply?…
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The Lord is My Arborist: 5 Lessons from Trees for TCKs in Transition
God has planted each of us in our specific places for a reason and has us surrounded by specific people with a purpose in mind. Wait for Him and continue to put your trust in the Lord, allowing Him to send out your roots where He wants them to grow…
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New Year, Same Problems: There is Wonderful Joy Ahead
Maybe you can relate. Maybe you too are dreading the new year. Maybe you are carrying more than you would want to. Maybe you are facing situations that won’t be changing anytime soon…
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Dealing With Disappointed Expectations at Christmas
I couldn’t be angry. I knew my husband was upset and didn’t want this interruption any more than I did. But I was really sad. Celebrating with him had been a core part of my vision for the Christmas I wanted…
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Press On, Weary Sojourner
Weary traveler, when the nights get longer and the going gets harder, when it seems like there’s no one there to walk beside to pull you along, don’t forget…
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Learning to Rest: Give Your TCK Burdens to Jesus
My heart beats frantically, anxiety roiling in my stomach. My mind swirls with worries and fears that claw at my sanity…
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From Fear to Faith: The Power of Christ’s Love for Us
Each time I stepped into my Dutch driving instructor’s car, I felt my whole body tense up in fear…
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Not Set Aside but Set Apart: An Olive Garden Prayer
Almost eight years ago, I was sitting in the back garden, looking out upon the olive trees and soaking in the first light of the morning…
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Dear TCK, You Are Not Invisible to God
Honestly? I’m tired of being surrounded by people who don’t get me. I’m tired of feeling alone in a crowd. I’m tired of always having to put on a smile. To act like someone I’m not.
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When You Primarily Expect Hardships From the Hand of God
I never got to properly grieve my home, which I thought would be permanent. I never got to go through a repatriation program, because for two years we thought we would return. And through it all, I questioned God’s reasoning for…
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