Tag: Belonging
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TCK Voices: Bullying and Isolation
I was born in Lagos, the infamous babel of Nigeria, but moved with my family to South Africa when I was seven years old. The move was a very big shock for me. There were obvious shifts, like language and geography, that took some getting used to. But there were also smaller, subtler things, like…
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TCK Voices: Do You Belong or Simply ‘Fit In’?
When you’re searching for a sense of belonging, it can be easier to settle for just fitting in instead. After all, TCKs are pretty great at assessing situations and becoming who we need to be! Flexibility is not necessarily a bad thing. However, if you feel desperate to belong, you may bend yourself out of…
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Finding Joy in the In-Between
The world celebrates clarity. Arrival. Completion. It applauds the ones who “have it all figured out.” But God often does some of His best work in the middle. The in-between may not look like progress to the world, but in the eyes of God, it is often where faith is forged, character is shaped, and…
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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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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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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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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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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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TCK Dating: 4 Challenges We May Bring into Our Relationships
You think you may have found the right person to marry. They check all the boxes: A Christian. Loves God. Is single. Shares your focus in life. You’re attracted to her. You wonder if he likes you…
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TCK Voices: A Rich Culture We Never Knew Existed
I was born in Seoul, South Korea, then moved to the US with my family when I was 7 years old…
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Tips on Embracing the Adventure of Staying
I was jealous of my friend who was leaving Korea. As she said her goodbyes and hauled away her luggage, I imagined the familiar welcoming bustle of the airport … the adrenaline rush of getting on a plane, knowing that you were heading towards a new beginning…
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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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