Tag: TCKs
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To Live
Think of those who died long ago, Who lie in graves forgotten, Whose lives were swallowed up in woe, Whose corpses now are rotten!…
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The Center
Often, I don’t show it Still, I know it’s true The center of the universe Is not me, but You…
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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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A Reawakening
Escape from the shadows, Withdraw from me night, Abandon the darkness Rejoice in the light!
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Apple Juice Date
I invited my younger self out for coffee. He came and ordered apple juice instead. I set my heavy burdens down. My body grateful for the reprieve.
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My Father and Our Father
Walking down a darkened street filled with questions, hope, and uncertainty, Not knowing much of anything, except that nothing is in perpetuity…
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Wisdom of an Immigrant Father
My hour has come to leave And it is sooner than I wanted I thought I’d have more time to trade To figure out this choice I made When I brought you here To a land I thought had hope…
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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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