Tag: Christian TCK
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TCK Voices: “Guapo” Just Like His Dad
I have learned that I cannot carry the expectations of anyone else, nor can I try to force my children’s experiences to match my own childhood or what I see other families doing on social media. Being a TCK mom means embracing our unique reality…
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Almost but Not Quite: Holding the Reality of Living In-Between
In England, I would have stayed politely and quietly by the till, perhaps grumbling under my breath at the wait. Not so in Korea. In this balli-balli (quickly, quickly) culture, why delay? “Chogiyo!” I yelled in Korean. “Excuse me!”…
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TCK Voices: Shoes at the Door, “Home De-Pot,” and an Abused Family
I like to think of my life as a puzzle that the Lord is slowly putting together. There are many moments when I wonder what He’s doing, but I’m reminded again and again to trust the Author as He creates His masterpiece…
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Grief, Time, and the Pain of Transitioning Between Countries
I woke up one day, a stranger to myself. It was some two weeks after my move from Canada to Finland. Coming home, if one can call it that…
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TCK Voices: Everything Happens for a Reason
When I was leaving and saying farewells, it was very special just knowing that people loved me. I wrote thank-you letters to all my classmates just for being my friends…
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Tears
Oh the tears begin Is this a gift From way above Cleansing this darkness I simply welcomed in?
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Temporary
Temporary: something that isn’t permanent, moves on I’ve never been it, Instead, Temporary surrounded me…
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Lifelong Journey to Have a Settled Home
i used to be an adventurous spirit excited to go outside restless to see the world longing to explore…
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Multiplied
Five plus two, dear dad, Times the multitude Equals twelve of such Heavy blessings much Of a stunning maths As a feast of mass…
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Change
So many lasts, Instances where I don’t tell people everything, Times when I say “If God wills,” knowing that in this case He doesn’t, Heartbreaks, Shattered expectations, Thoughts of “have I told you I’m moving yet?”
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TCK Voices: Thoughts of a Young International Student
I spent the first 15 years of my life in China. Primarily in Beijing, with several months in Jinan and Guangzhou due to ministries. Then, another several months in Europe and New Zealand for vision trips. At the age of 15, I moved to Phoenix on my own to study…
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