Tag: TCKs
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The Bend in the Road
Sorrow lit the way, similar every day, to now a hope that follows through— that no man can undo…
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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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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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TCK Voices: Marrying a TCK
TCKs are very adaptable. I think most TCKs will find that the benefits of marrying someone who is a TCK far outweigh the cultural differences. I come from an extremely open Brazilian culture, and my wife comes from an extremely closed Estonian culture. Culturally speaking, our backgrounds are extremely different…
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Lying Eyes, Loving Eyes
Fear. Afraid to be fully seen and known. Hiding in a hole in my heart. The deepest part of me creating a vacuum for the realest part of me…
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Reborn
I come before You, gladly with praise, No thing I do will hide me from your gaze, You stay true and my old life I leave, You are the greatest gift I could receive.
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Aiôn-Eternity
Crossroads, Two roads and one destination, If we take this path, We may part or we may collide, It boils down to the decision, What steps shall we take?
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Ahava
The breeze in my hair, Glancing through the depths of its roots, soothing with care. Longing, This space and time deny my heart,
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Sparrow
i see the eagle and the sparrow the sparrow stands on the fence gazing over the field before behind it the eagle is perched perfectly upon the same…
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Joseph Delivered
A desperate storm of fingers Clutch viciously at my sides Their reign of spite and jealousy Their hatred my demise I gaze into their pupils A devil-kindled fire…
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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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