Category: Articles
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What if Being “Behind” Isn’t a Bad Thing?
I’ve often felt “behind” in life. I went to college later than my peers, starting my freshman year at 21 instead of the typical 18. Granted, that was because I had been living and teaching abroad between 18–20 and then working to save up for overseas tuition fees for…
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The Clock is Ticking: Struggles in Making Friends as an ATCK
It’s true. With every new friend I make, it’s like a countdown begins. I feel a quiet dread — a cold, weary sense in my bones — that I have only a year, maybe two, to make this relationship matter. Like an invisible clock ticking down to my departure…
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Don’t Lose Your Compassion
It was a late-night scrolling session. I lazily swiped through people’s stories on social media as the algorithm brought up posts from people living overseas. “I’ve been in Korea for a month now, and I feel so at home. It’s amazing here!” someone wrote. Hmm, I thought. Classic honeymoon stage. Just wait a bit longer…
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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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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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Don’t Be Afraid of Missing Your Calling
I was angry with God. Was He trying to ruin my life? How could He be calling my family to mission work, as my parents claimed?
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When Loving Your Passport Country Feels Like a Betrayal
It was an earth-shattering realization for me. Because just a few months before, I’d thought I would never think that. I couldn’t imagine the day I would ever love the US…
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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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Let Yourself Be a Burden
I cried silently as I lay on the picnic mat next to my two best friends. The Southeast Asian heat prickled our skin as we lounged surrounded by bright green fields. The day felt idyllic, and yet I was so sad…
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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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It Gets Easier: Reflecting on 2 Years Since Repatriating
I know. That’s not what you wanted to hear. But it’s true…
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