Tag: TCK Grief
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Lessons I Learned from Living in a Suitcase
A suitcase is a strange teacher. It is a symbol of both freedom and loss, of possibility and impermanence. It reminds me that life is not fixed, that roots are shallow, and that goodbyes are inevitable. Yet through it, God has taught me lessons I might never have learned if my life had been bound…
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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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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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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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He Cares
You smile on the outside, You put on a facade. “I’m fine,” you say too brightly. You hide the pain inside…
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On Saying Goodbye Before It’s Time: When I Find Myself Closing Off
“I was thinking,” my friend started, leaning against the kitchen counter. “Yes?” I said and took another sip of water before nodding encouragingly. “I could leave a few months earlier than I had been planning…”
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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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Treasures of Darkness: Loss, Trauma, and God’s Promise to Restore
In all the turmoil, my cat felt like the one gift of comfort reserved just for me. She took the edge off my pain…
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The Contentment Dilemma: Stewarding the Present While Dreaming of the Future
“Why is it so hard for me to be content?” Frustration leaked through my tone as I turned to my mom, one hand curled around my coffee mug…
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Mountains and Valleys: A Letter to the Suffering Soul
I have grown to find much comfort and solace in the beauty of mountains and nature. Perhaps, I think, there are other souls like me who are in awe of mountains and find happiness in birdsong and laughter. Perhaps there are other kindred spirits who are distressed at the world and know what it means…
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Seeing Christ in the Loneliness of Repatriation
The cuckoo clock on the wall chimed the hour. A quiet house usually brought me comfort, but not today. Alone with my anxious thoughts, I began to despair about the season of life I was in…
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