Category: Identity
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Unresolved Endings and My Urge to Solve Them
I scan the last few paragraphs and then read the last sentence. “Na,” I think. “That’s not a good ending. Not enough closure.” “Something is still missing to round this off nicely,” I comment. Then I stop and think. “Wait a minute. This is someone’s personal experience. Why can’t it have an open ending?”…
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TCK Voices: When Belonging Feels Just Out of Reach
I long to be “a part of the gang” or “one of the team,” to feel like I’m part of a group contributing to the betterment of the world, of working tangibly alongside other believers in accomplishing the Great Commission. Not fitting in is what trips me up every time…
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Home as Art, Home as Heaven
I looked around the blue-tiled room and sighed. There were no windows, there was no AC unit, and the summer heat was oppressive…
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Know Thyself: A Christian Journey to Self-Mastery
As a TCK, I know what it means to feel alone, even in the midst of a crowd. I have left friends behind and entered spaces where no one understands my background. I often find myself isolated in the midst of a crowd…
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I Am More than What I Do: What Badminton Taught Me About Presence
“I’m no good at sports! I don’t want to play badminton! Leave me alone!” I dramatically, only half-jokingly, protested…
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An Anniversary Reminder: Living Victoriously in Christ
I remember when we first began to discuss our tagline. “TCKs for Christ: Living Victoriously in Christ.” Sounds majestic, doesn’t it? I certainly thought so at the time. What a great calling, to live victoriously. Everyone likes victory, after all…
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Who Do You Sound Like? On Accent, Identity, and Christ
TCKs often fall into one of two extremes – we try to stand out loud and proud, or we try to blend in, conform, and disguise our differences…
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Find Your Identity Amidst Life’s Shifting Seasons
I felt lost without many of the identity markers that had defined me for so much of my life. Missionary kid. Foreigner…
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Why Your TCK Identity Crisis is Actually a Good Thing
Asking one identity question seemed to open the door for more, similar ones. What started as, “Am I really a straight-A student?” turned into, “Am I even smart?” A whole dam of questions unleashed…
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Comfort for the Multilingual: God Speaks the Language of Your Heart
God has spoken to me before in both English and German. I understand better now that it doesn’t matter if I can’t define the language of my heart.
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Silence In Service: 2 Untold Aspects of a Military Kid’s Life
I am devoted to my parents’ country only because my dad was devoted to serving and being faithful in his service. The way we, his kids, behaved was a reflection of Dad.
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Finding Stability While Adapting to People
“A fraud.” Why was this word continually plaguing my mind? As I met people and interacted with different cultures, I realized how easily I changed myself to try to be more accepted and liked …
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